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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dietary-supplements_research-protocol.pdf
December 15, 2010 - heart failure or other cardiovascular disease use some form of CAM.8,10
Dietary supplementation, including … Grey literature will be identified through a search of trial registries (including ClinicalTrials.gov … Data—including baseline value, final value, within-treatment change or
between-treatment difference, … Including studies in languages other
than English is recommended for CAM topics.1,2 However, there is … Review authors
may want to search without language restrictions and decisions about including reports
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-harms_methods.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Use multiple sources of information, including clinical experts and stakeholders, to
identify important … Gather evidence on harms from a broad range of sources, including observational
studies, particularly … In addition to evaluating results of published
RCTs, CER authors should consider including results … To conduct formal quantitative meta-analysis, including published and unpublished
RCTs or outcomes. … However, CERs should match inclusion criteria to
the reasons for including observational studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disruptive-behavior-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
January 30, 2014 - Although DBD-specific preventive interventions have been developed,
practical considerations including … Furthermore, the medication prescribing increases were greater for non-approved
indications including … Anti-psychotic drugs have FDA approval for a limited set of specific indications in
children, including … Decisional dilemmas
Wide variations in clinical management of DBDs, including the use of polypharmacy … Setting
We are focusing on interventions in the clinical setting, including medical or
psychosocial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-acute-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
February 15, 2017 - Relationships among the providers and patients involved including whether these
are new or ongoing … Settings including
• Type of health care organization including the organizational structure (e.g. … Payment models or requirements or limits for payment including
• The payer/insurance for the patient … Study Designs
• Comparative studies, including trials and observational studies. … Study Designs: We will include comparative studies of any design including trials and cohort
studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_executive.pdf
February 01, 2014 - Nearly 443,000 U.S. deaths are attributable
annually to cigarette smoking, which makes
tobacco, including … Key Question 4: What is the effect of components
of the smoking cessation intervention, including who … Discordant classifications were
resolved in team meetings including senior investigators. … Several
interventions warrant additional research and replication,
including better assessments. … Intervention timing
varies substantially across studies, including early
and late in pregnancy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mass-casualty-events-scarce-resources_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - offered insights
on identifying and defining key parameters for the review,
such as criteria for including … This helped identify reports from research and advocacy
organizations, including non–peer-reviewed reports … A wide range of provider-oriented strategies has been
tested in various contexts, including actual MCEs … Despite the fact that our review spanned more than 20
years of preparedness research, including the … Other threats, including natural disasters,
and other challenges, such as health systems operations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/crohns-disease_disposition-comments.pdf
February 25, 2014 - Consider including trial for Pediatic KQs 1 and 2. … Consider including in Report. … Consider including trial for Pediatric KQ 1and 2. … Consider
including in report. … Consider
including in report.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/crohns-disease-future_research.pdf
July 01, 2016 - Identification of Ongoing Research
Clinical research repositories and research-related sites including … the
introduction of biologics into the treatment algorithm for inflammatory diseases, including
Crohn … comparisons within
and between
treatment classes
• Risk stratification for
treatment choice
(including … treatments and
response to prior
treatments)
• Outcomes other than
CDAI not routinely
assessed including … the
introduction of biologics into the treatment algorithm for inflammatory diseases, including
Crohn
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-comments.pdf
November 04, 2020 - We have
incorporated a reference to the large body
of evidence (including nonrandomized trial
evidence … each of the domains and
how they were measured, including referencing
both EPC, Cochrane, and any … Consider defining it—including how it differs from
remission or other measures of recovery. … We
have updated the results and methods
including providing more information about
how these types … The criteria for including which examples
in each column is unclear.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-review-no-touch-modalities.pdf
May 01, 2022 - After manual processes, no-
touch disinfection modalities also may be used, including ultraviolet light … When compared to standard cleaning (including
bleach), UVL also was associated with lower CD surface … However, authors noted several potential confounders that may have
played a role including a statistically … Comprehensive
cancer center
2012 to 2013 Standard cleaning*
(including bleach) vs. … Acute care
non-ICU
hospital beds
at a
community
hospital
25.5
months,
including
3.5 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2012 - At the end of the KQ1 results for the
continuity section: “For all outcomes, when
including only the … including all possible articles that could be considered a
QI intervention. … The
authors make reference to including samples with a 1-
year mortality greater than 50%, though it … Every attempt was made to include all populations
including children and the elderly and those with … More description of the studies - including why it is
counted as QI study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-imaging_research-protocol.pdf
December 17, 2013 - brain, and had a 5-year relative survival rate of only 23
percent.1
Several imaging modalities, including … We will describe the accuracy,
benefits and potential risks of each modality, including sensitivity … Question 2 will provide the context for how each of the
imaging modalities is currently used, including … assessing outcomes of different imaging strategies, as well as contextual issues that
may affect use, including … criteria, we will design data abstraction forms to gather
pertinent information from each article, including
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_research-protocol.pdf
May 19, 2010 - How
have trends in utilization changed in recent years, including inpatient versus outpatient use? … years old) and
adolescents (12 – 17 years old) with the following disorders:
• Eating disorders, including … Settings: All settings in which trials take place, including inpatient hospitalization, outpatient
treatment … Sub-Question 2: How do atypical antipsychotic medications compare with other
drugs, including first … use is any use of the medication that is not specifically mentioned in
the FDA approval labeling (including
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
September 08, 2011 - in Patients
with Suspected Infection
Population(s):
Adult patients with suspected infection including … 8, 2011
Bacteremia
Sepsis
Septic shock
Pediatric patients with suspected infection including … pulmonary disease
o Pneumonia
o Osteomyelitis
Patients being treated for systemic infection including … of participants and flow of participants through steps of study
o Treatment allocation methods (including … Key Informants
Key Informants are the end users of research, including patients and caregivers,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
September 20, 2013 - for all KQs is women who have been referred for biopsy for the diagnosis of
primary breast cancer (including … Dissemination (seeding) of cancerous cells along the needle track
Patient-centered outcomes (including … ● Setting
Studies in all geographic locations and care settings will be evaluated, including … Any additional
studies that meet the eligibility criteria, including those that are identified through … We
will perform additional sensitivity analyses including leave-one-out meta-analysis, all-subsets meta
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
March 14, 2012 - ○ For KQs 1 and 2, the comparators are conventional diagnostic tests for suspected
gastroparesis, including … and 4, the comparators are conventional diagnostic tests for suspected slow-
transit constipation, including … Transit time (including time to stomach emptying, time to small bowel emptying,
time to colon emptying … For the assessment of harms, we will be including any patient
population that was evaluated with the … For the assessment of harms, we will be including any patient population that was evaluated with the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - The resultant hyperglycemia, if untreated, can
lead to long-term complications, including microvascular … In addition, several other factors appear to be especially relevant, including
the age of the patient … Age: very young children, adolescents, and adults, including older adults (age >65
years)?
c. … Age: very young children, adolescents, and adults, including older adults (age >65
years)?
c. … We will not be including the following devices because they are no longer used in the
United States
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-medical-update_research-protocol.pdf
February 16, 2016 - as similarly aged adolescents without an ASD;
other care costs were also higher in this population, including … report one or more outcomes of interest and include children at
least 2 years of age and up to and including … We will require that studies including mixed age (children and
adolescents or adults) populations either … Information Packets (SIPs)
The Scientific Resource Center (SRC) will notify relevant stakeholders (including … Medications Addressed in Recent RCTs Including Children with ASD
Drug Company
Anticonvulsants
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - The total costs for arthritis,
including osteoarthritis, may be greater
than 2 percent of the gross domestic … Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) as pharmaceuticals, including
glucosamine and chondroitin.5 Opioid … COX-1
mediates the mucosal protection of the gastrointestinal
mucosa, including protection from acid … COX-2 is found throughout the body,
including joint and muscle, and mediates effects on
pain and inflammation … Pharmaceutical manufacturers were
invited to submit scientific information packets,
including citations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/head-neck-cancer-update_research-protocol.pdf
February 04, 2014 - Several grading instruments have been created to assess
these, including the National Cancer Institute … The data elements to be abstracted will include the following:
• Patient characteristics, including: … Additional (optional)
domains including strength of association (magnitude of effect), dose-response … Assessment of reporting bias for
individual studies depends on many
factors including availability … In the EPC grading
system, a body of evidence including RCTs is assigned a provisional SOE grade
of