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March 20, 2018 - Half of the
interventions included face-to-face counseling, and all included
Figure 1. … In the 16 trials among adults, interventions included a variety
of messages and components, conducted … in a range of settings.2,4
Technology-based interventions included an interactive web pro-
gram and … Each
module took about 10 minutes to complete and included a goal-
setting section. … Other interventions that increased sun protection
behaviors in adults included mailed print materials
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April 01, 2016 - All included trials evaluated aspirin for the primary prevention of
cardiovascular events. … We excluded interventions that included nonas-
pirin antithrombotic medications or aspirin as cotreat … Subpopulation Methods
A priori subpopulations included age, sex, diabe-
tes, smoking, race/ethnicity … RESULTS
Description of Included Trials
We found 11 eligible RCTs (2 good quality and 9
fair quality) … Two point estimates were near 1 (31,
36, 37), and 1 trial (35) that included few events
showed a trend
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November 01, 2012 - Limitations: Only English-language articles were included. … We
included randomized, controlled trials and cohort studies
for all key questions. … For key questions related to harms and other long-
term maternal and infant outcomes, we also included … For some
key questions, we included studies from resource-poor set-
tings that evaluated short-course … We also included studies conducted in
resource-poor and high-prevalence settings, which could
limit
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October 01, 2011 - Clinical trials were included if control groups received
minimal interventions. … Trials in-
cluded in meta-analyses were more likely to show effects
than those not included. … Orlistat
We included 18 RCTs from key questions 2 and 3
(65– 82), 5 additional published RCTs not included … Its
findings were similar to and slightly more positive than the
findings of included trials. … for
KQ 2 (n = 32)
(15 trials)
Articles included for
KQ 4 (n = 60)
(38 trials)
Articles included
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December 15, 2010 - Primary care-relevant counseling included interventions that were conducted in, judged feasible to be … Trials included a representative range of persons. … Eleven trials included only women 48 , 54 , 61 , 69 , 70 , 78 , 92 , 115 , 118 , 121 , and 5 trials included … †We included 8 studies in more than 1 area. … ‡Additional studies identified for harms (not including trials included for KQs 1 to 3).
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July 30, 2013 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For each included study, an investigator abstracted details … The trial was conducted at 33 U.S. sites and included asymptomatic men and women aged 55 to 74 years … The trial included men and women aged 49 years or older who were current or former (quit <10 years ago … ‡ Studies that provided data and contributed to the body of evidence were considered included. … . 54 articles were included for screening key questions, and 13 were included for treatment key questions
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November 15, 2012 - For screening, we included randomized trials, cohort studies, case–control studies, and cross-sectional … The 2004 USPSTF review 21 included a post hoc analysis of National Hepatitis Screening Survey data that … A small, fair-quality cross-sectional study ( n = 34) included in the 2004 USPSTF review found that … The CDC's birth cohort approach was not evaluated in the studies included in our review on the yield … † The total number of studies included in the full report, which addresses additional key questions
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August 01, 2015 - In contrast, treatment
studies were not limited by study
setting, which included speech and
language … The majority of
studies included 2- and 3-year-olds,
but the ages varied. … Recruitment
techniques and venues included
advertisements, birth registries, early
childhood programs … Outcomes
included the percentage of children
who attended a special school,
percentage who repeated a … Treatment harms were generally not
measured or reported; the 2 included
studies reported few data on
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February 25, 2020 - The current systematic review newly included
e-cigarettes as a tobacco product. … Included stickers,
newsletters, activity books,
or activity guides
1 to 8 visits 1 to 4 booster calls … Trials were relatively small, and all included be-
havioral counseling in addition to pharmacotherapy … The current sys-
tematic review newly included e-cigarettes as a tobacco product. … Delivery settings of interventions varied and included pri-
mary care clinics, dental clinics, schools
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December 21, 2017 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Screening in nonpregnant adolescents and adults (KQs 1a, 2–4)
Populations … mortality, quality of life, HCV transmission (KQ 5), harms of treatment (KQ 7); behavioral outcomes will be included
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August 24, 2021 - Results: The review included 89 publications (N = 68,882). … For recently diagnosed (not screen-detected) diabetes, 5 RCTs (5138 participants) were included. … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For each included study, 1 investigator extracted pertinent … This review included 5 RCTs (described in 8 articles) evaluating interventions for recently diagnosed … Thirty-eight RCTs (described in 58 articles) were included (eResults in the JAMA Supplement). 16-31
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May 10, 2022 - Studies included treating persons with COPD with long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), long-acting muscarinic … 104 weeks. 13 , 16
Harms of Screening and Treatment
The USPSTF reviewed new data from 6 of the included … treatment harms in adults with mild to moderate or minimally symptomatic COPD. 13 , 16 None of the included … Although smoking is the primary risk factor for COPD, the evidence reviewed, which included current and … The USPSTF acknowledges that there is a larger body of evidence not included in this targeted review
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April 01, 2016 - Data Sources and Searches
We reviewed all included and excluded studies in 4
relevant systematic reviews … We included trials and large longitudinal cohort
studies conducted in adults with a mean age of 40
years … Major GI bleeding included cases
leading to death, those requiring hospitalization or
transfusion, or … Intracranial bleeding included hemorrhagic
See also:
Related articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … The same
investigators assessed the quality of included studies
using study design–specific criteria
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March 01, 2004 - For treatment, we focused
on trials of pegylated interferon with ribavirin but
included studies that … Ribavirin alone, amantadine,
and corticosteroids were not included because they
have not been found to … to in the text they are not included
in evidence tables. … For key question 2, we included large
observational studies that used appropriate statistical
methods … Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
For key questions 3a, 3b, and 4, we included
observational
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October 15, 2008 - Using the USPSTF's methods 11 , we developed an analytic framework ( Figure 1 ) that included 5 updated … Study Selection
We included trials that evaluated behavioral counseling interventions conducted in … We defined behavioral counseling as any intervention that included some provision of education, skills … only sexually active adolescents 17 , 22-23 , and 1 included both sexually active and pre-sexually … For adolescents, 2 of the effective interventions also included instruction on condom skills.
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May 01, 2021 - Conditions that are no longer included as
part of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders … Most studies included primarily adolescents
(aged 12 to 18 years; mean age, 14.8 years); 4 studies included … There were
no studies that included children younger than 7 years, and there
is limited evidence available … Three studies included young
children aged 3 to 7 years, 4 studies included adolescents aged
13 to 20 … These
other instruments were not included in the review because the
USPSTF did not identify any eligible
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April 01, 2023 - The mean BMI percentile was 93 (range,
84.9-99.2).1,10 Trials included children and adolescents aged … were limited to elementary school–aged chil-
dren (aged 6 to 8 years, up to age 12 years); 13 trials included … In the included trials,
31% to 93% of participants completed all sessions. … Five
trials included behavioral counseling components along with the
medication or placebo. … Germany.1,10 The majority of study participants were
12 years or older or 14 years or older; 1 study included
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February 01, 2023 - We included English-language studies of immunocompetent adults or adolescents age 13 years
or older … We included studies assessing type-specific
combination tests (i.e., those simultaneously reporting … Serological Screening for Genital Herpes 10 RTI-UNC EPC
For KQ 3 (harms of screening), we included … Studies that included persons with prior HSV infection could
be included if there were few cases of … • Spectrum of patients included in study.
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December 15, 2013 - Limitation: The analysis included only English-language articles; efficacy trials in mutation carriers … Risk assessment methods were included if they were designed to guide referrals to genetic counselors … Interventions included intensive screening, risk-reducing medications, and risk-reducing surgery. … The number, quality, and applicability of included studies varied widely. … This number includes studies included from the prior review as well as this updated review.
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February 15, 2013 - Postmenopausal women represented the largest group of participants in the trials; no trials included … Two trials included only adults with a history of fractures, and 5 trials included only elderly institutionalized … The largest trial of fracture outcomes included in the meta-analysis was the WHI trial 7 , which enrolled … An individual patient data meta-analysis 8 published after the USPSTF's review included 31,022 persons … aged 65 years or older from 11 trials, many of which were included in the USPSTF review.