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February 01, 2013 - Data Sources and Searches
We began by evaluating all trials included in the 2008
Public Health Service … We included studies that reported harms at any
follow-up time point. … The average ages of participants in the combined trials
ranged from 11 to 17 years, and most included … Included studies were generally of fair
quality, with various threats to internal validity. … Quit rates among the included cessation studies were
highly variable.
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September 09, 2021 - Three studies of
suicide risk test accuracy were included; none included replication of any instrument … for KQ1b
39 Articles (37 studies)
included for KQ2b
2 Articles (2 studies)
included for KQ3b
129 … Articles (102 studies)
included for KQ4b
56 Articles (44 studies)
included for KQ5b
39 Articles excluded … Comparator: Study included a
comparator group that was not included. … Design: Study did not use an included design.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
June 23, 2016 - Included
Excluded
Population
Community-dwelling adult populations with no known disorders … related to bone metabolism
Mixed populations will be included if no more than 20% of the study population … one of several components compared to no intervention would not be eligible unless the comparison arm included … for nonsupplemental sources of vitamin D or calcium
Study designs not listed as specifically included … The USPSTF received several comments about broadening the scope of the included populations, interventions
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
July 20, 2017 - includes the use of aromatase inhibitors to reduce risk for breast cancer, these medications will be included … Included
Excluded
Populations
Women without preexisting breast cancer, including women … Some comments suggested that other beneficial outcomes should be included in KQ 2, such as reduced fractures … In response, the USPSTF included these as secondary outcomes in the revised Research Plan. … risk assessment suggested that risk stratification for patients without ovarian function should be included
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April 17, 2018 - RESULTS Eleven RCTs (N = 51 419) in adults 50 years and older conducted over 2 to 7 years
were included … Eligible
calcium interventions included oral calcium salt preparations at
any dose and frequency. … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For each included study, 1 investigator extracted information … Characteristics of included studies
are reported in Table 1. … Limitations
This review and the body of evidence included in this review has
several limitations.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction
September 03, 2019 - Studies included for KQ2 and KQ3 also provided results for KQ4. … Table 4 summarizes the evidence included in this review. … Not included
0; ≥1
0; 1; ≥2
Not included
0.58 (0.56-0.60) (ER+) 23
Model ER+
Not included … <12; 12-13; ≥14
≤20; 20.1-25; 25.1-30; 30.1-35; >35
Not included
Not included
BMI, menopause … b Number of trials included in meta-analysis.
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April 17, 2018 - Results: Eleven RCTs (N = 51,419) in adults 50 years and older conducted over 2 to 7 years were included … Eligible calcium interventions included oral calcium salt preparations at any dose and frequency. … Studies were included in the main analysis if they met all study selection criteria and were fair or … Characteristics of included studies are reported in Table 1 . … The rest of this section describes characteristics of included studies, followed by results organized
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
December 20, 2016 - Only studies rated as good or fair quality were included. … Nineteen articles representing 17 studies are included in the systematic review: 0 studies were included … for Key Question 1, 11 studies were included for Key Question 2 (10 studies were included in the quantitative … analyses), 2 studies were included for Key Question 3, 2 studies were included for Key Question 4, 4 … studies were included for Key Question 5, and 1 study was included for Key Question 6.
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May 01, 2014 - Data Synthesis: Six trials were included, 4 of which examined the
effect of the intervention on a health … Trials primarily included adolescents with little or no substance
use. … No trials included boys. … No trials included boys. … Two of the studies also
included 1 (14, 15) or 2 (19) annual 45-minute booster
sessions.
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September 28, 2021 - RESULTS A total of 23 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) (N = 26 952) were included; 18 were
conducted … Studies limited to persons seeking
fertility treatments were not included. … For each KQ, the statisti-
cal heterogeneity of included studies was estimated with I2 statis-
tics … b Studies could be included for more
than 1 KQ. … Characteristics of Included Studies
Source, country/countries Study quality
No.
randomized Increased
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
January 19, 2021 - Results: Sixty-seven reviews addressing pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions were included as … Reviews published by Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews were included. … Only the most recent version of updated reviews was included. … Data from each included review and primary study were abstracted into detailed abstraction forms using … Pooled point estimates presented in the included reviews were reported when appropriate; none of the
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May 01, 2021 - Population: Study was not conducted
in an included population. … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Comparator: Study not conducted with an included comparison group. … Screening: Study did not have an included screening test. … additionally included for harms (KQ3).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/other-supporting-document19727/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents
September 03, 2020 - Data Sources and Searches
In addition to evaluating all trials included in the previous review 17 … Because these trials (the Family Spirit trials) were substantially different from the other included … Twenty (69%) of the included studies addressed broad populations for universal prevention of drug use … Most of these interventions involved 9 or more intervention sessions, all but 153 included components … The intervention generally included 8 group sessions for parents and 4 family visits that included the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/colorectal-cancer-screening
May 18, 2021 - Searches included literature published between January 1, 2015, and December 4, 2019. … A full list of included studies by KQ is available in the JAMA Supplement. … All 4 trials were included in the previous review. … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Population: Study not conducted in an included population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
April 17, 2018 - Minor changes were made to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to clarify the included populations, … A sensitivity analysis was performed combining the included vitamin D trials and the trials excluded … For the harms of vitamin D, systematic reviews were additionally included. … The full evidence review reports on any included intervention types for which published studies were … How is high risk assessed in the included trials?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
September 24, 2019 - For general adult populations, we included studies conducted in countries categorized as “very high” … For all KQs,we included randomized clinical trials to assess the benefits and harms of screening (KQ1 … Details of the data analysis methods are included in the full report. … Design: Study did not use an included design or was not a primary research article. … d Included in cohort.
e Baseline characteristics for entire screened cohort.
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January 01, 2017 - for KQ1
3 Studies (3
articles) included
for KQ2
21 Studies (22
articles) included
for KQ3
76 Studies … (88
articles) included
for KQ4
50 Studies (58
articles) included
for KQ5
11 Studies (12
articles) … included
for KQ6
0 Studies included
for KQ7
22 Studies (26
articles) included
for KQ8
1316 Full-text … All
studies included participants with mild to moderate OSA, and 6 also
included participants with severe … outcome (47 of these
were included in KQ4).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
April 11, 2025 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Independent critical appraisal of all provisionally included studies. … Results: Ninety trials (N = 49,597) reported in 125 publications were included. … Some included only in-person support at and around the time of birth. … Some included intense home visits. … And some included multiple one-on-one sessions spanning the prenatal and postpartum periods.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
July 26, 2022 - Results: One-hundred thirteen RCTs were included (N = 129,993). … Details of each included study can be found in eTable 3 in the JAMA Supplement. … Fifteen of the 113 included trials reported health outcomes (n = 58,286). … All but 4 26 , 47 , 123 , 134 of the 113 included trials were included for KQ3 (n = 125,878); 45 trials … even fewer were included that reported longer term health outcomes.
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September 14, 2021 - RESULTS Twenty-seven studies were included (N = 179 515). … The screening popu-
lation included asymptomatic, sexually active adults and adoles-
cents, including … Specifically, this review included new KQs focused on
accuracy of risk stratification and screening … for KQ4 9 Articles (9 studies) included for KQ3 7 Articles (7 studies) included for KQ2 5 Articles ( … a Articles may be included for multiple key questions.