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381. Whole-Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Studies on whole-body vibration as an exercise modality with no clinical bone measures reported. 5 … Multiple outcomes would need evaluation, including measures of bone and muscle, fractures, balance, … What outcomes are appropriate measures of the efficacy and effectiveness of vibration therapy? … Bone Mineral Content Measure Fracture Measure of Fracture Quality of Life Quality of Life … Content Bone Mineral Content Measure Fracture Measure of Fracture Quality of Life Quality

382. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - HIV prevention measures remain a crucial pillar in controlling the disease. … of an antiviral drug such as emtricitabine/tenofovir is one of the most important new prophylactic measures … caused by bacteria colonizing the patients themselves and these infections cannot be prevented by any measure … ’s office, experts noted, more appropriate treatment could be given, and proper infection control measures … need for more rapid diagnostic testing to direct appropriate therapy and implement infection control measures

383. Future Research Needs Document (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-risk-reduction_research.pdf
     October 25, 2010 - Determinants of percentage and area measures of mammographic density. … Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: a post-hoc analysis of the OPAL study … The use of preventive measures among healthy women who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

384. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1412 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - The primary endpoint was a composite safety measure (area under the curve of oxygen desaturation [AUCDesat … together in clinical trials exclusively to provide clinical investigators worldwide the ability to measure

385. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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     April 30, 2014 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods Yes, the outcome measures criteria are appropriate and clear as well. … Methods The statistical methods used seem quite appropriate as do the definitions for the outcome measures

386. Evidence-based Practice Center Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Future Research Needs Methods Future Research Needs Report Number 1 Finding Evidence on Ongoing Studies This report is based on research conducted by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and …

387. Disposition of Comments for CER 211: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2018 - We agree there are limits to this measure and thus additionally examined measures of discontinuation … This report included the most common outcome measures for RA. … We were limited by the measures chosen by the individual studies. … of-the-genantmodified-sharp-and-van-der-heijdemodified- sharp-scoring-methods-for-radiographic-assessment-in- r.pdf).1 To account for the difference scales … Differences in event rates should be mitigated by the use of a relative outcome measure (relative risk

388. Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - For outcomes with multiple measures, we present forest plots. … For this systematic review, these outcomes can be interpreted as direct measures of process change … 17 included studies (11 of the 16 strategies) significantly improved at least one such outcome or measure

389. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1406 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - The primary endpoint was a composite safety measure (area under the curve of oxygen desaturation [AUCDesat … together in clinical trials exclusively to provide clinical investigators worldwide the ability to measure

390. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - The HbA1C test measures how much hemoglobin has bonded to blood cells over a 3- or 4-month period and … If these measures are inadequate, physicians also prescribe medication to control blood sugar levels … If these measures are inadequate, physicians also prescribe medication to control blood 8 AHRQ … If these measures are inadequate, physicians also prescribe medication to control blood sugar levels … If these measures are inadequate, physicians also prescribe medication to control blood sugar levels

391. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - Users insert the glucose sensor through the skin in the abdomen to measure glucose values in the interstitial … for clinicians and for patients Users insert the glucose sensor through the skin in the abdomen to measure … HbA1c is a measure of the average amount of glucose in a patient’s blood over a 2– 3 months, based

392. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - In addition, these reductions in measures of hypoglycemia with the threshold-suspend feature were observed … HbA1c is a measure of the average amount of glucose in a patient’s blood over a 3- or 4- month period … Weight loss failed to correlate with several measures of improved glucose homeostasis, consistent with

393. Rapid Evidence Product: Adverse Events Associated With COVID-19 Pharmaceutical Treatments (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2024 - Rapid Evidence Product: Adverse Events Associated With COVID-19 Pharmaceutical Treatments Rapid Evidence Product Adverse Events Associated With COVID-19 Pharmaceutical Treatments Background and Purpose The purpose of this rapid review is to determine if COVID treatments authorized for emergency use…

394. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 20 Core Functionality in Pediatric Electronic Health Records (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2015 - However, we are discussing pediatric specific QI measures. … Pediatric quality measures have been difficult to determine and to apply on a global basis. … Designing systems to be able to accurately measure quality metrics is essential but this reviewer is … Peer Reviewer #7 Findings There has been a tremendous amount of work in measure development that … Extensive measure sets are being developed but it is unclear how best to use them and/or whether to

395. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - The HbA1c test measures the average amount of glucose in a patient’s blood over a 3- or 4-month period … of two types of injected antidiabetes agents: subcutaneous insulin or a GLP-1 agonist.70 If these measures

396. Breast-Cancer-Imaging Technical-Brief (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - range) Imaging Modalities Comparators Tumor Response Overall Survival Timing Outcome Measures … (s) of Imaging Study Design Institution Estimated Enrollment & Eligibility Primary Outcome Measure … FDG is an indicator of glucose metabolism within cells rather than a direct measure of tumor proliferation … Small pilot studies have reported on the efficacy of several novel tracers that may be able to measure … Future research efforts should address patient-centered outcome measures and shared decision-making

397. MEDLINE Searches (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - RCTS: >3 months and >100 participants Any measure of treatment adherence, persistence, or … • Intermediate outcomes are health measures that individuals do not personally experience, such as … Different measures of smoking exposure and mammographic density in postmenopausal Norwegian women: a … A survey of preventive measures among BRCA1 mutation carriers from Poland. … • Failure to measure most important outcomes.

398. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - We compared the studies using relative and absolute measures because of differences in baseline risk … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods Are the definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures appropriate … information for us to derive these measures. … We had used our calculated mean difference and measure of variability which was similar. … We do feel that eGFR and albuminuria are relevant clinical measures in themselves and even though we