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1. Procedure Manual Section 4. Evidence Review Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   June 22, 2025 - Other differences have the potential to cause large divergences between the study's results and what … Questions of the Effectiveness/Efficacy of Interventions The Task Force strongly prefers multiple large … Multiple large, well-conducted observational studies with consistent results showing a large effect size … Also, large well-conducted observational studies often provide additional evidence even in situations … considered inadequate but high-quality ecological evidence, especially studies demonstrating a very large

2. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   January 01, 1996 - Large aneurysms are easier to detect than small ones, and it is easier to detect aneurysms in thin people … Among 13 large case-series of surgery for nonruptured aneurysms published since 1980, overall surgical … Among 13 large case-series of surgery for nonruptured aneurysms published since 1980, overall surgical … Of 124 patients aged 65-80 who had large aneurysms detected in a community screening program, 27% were … Of 124 patients aged 65-80 who had large aneurysms detected in a community screening program, 27% were

3. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Healthy Diet: Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care, January 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   January 15, 2003 - We developed a definition of small, medium, and large changes based on the distribution of findings from … When studies reported only change in proportion of calories from total fat, we classified large as a … A relative change of 25 percent or greater was considered large, 10 percent to 24 percent medium, and … Of the 7 low-intensity study arms, 1 (14 percent) produced a large effect, 1 (14 percent) produced a … Medium- to high-intensity interventions generally produced medium or large changes in dietary behavior

4. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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   KQ2a Indirect Grade assignment, health equity Large, nationally representative observational … population for development of new risk assessment tools Prospective, large, nationally representative … KQ2c Indirect Grade assignment, health equity Large, nationally representative observational … population for risk assessment tool development Prospective, large, nationally representative … population for model development Prospective, large, nationally Adult females; racial and ethnic

5. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   June 13, 2002 - The combination of FOBT and sigmoidoscopy may detect more cancers and more large polyps than either test … certain whether the potential added benefits of colonoscopy relative to screening alternatives are large … Estimated sensitivity of a single exam is 90% for large polyps and 75% for small polyps (less than 1 … Small and flat polyps are less well visualized on CT colography than are cancers and large polyps. … A case-control study in a large health plan that had implemented rigid sigmoidoscopy screening suggested

6. Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   May 10, 2022 - pharmacologic treatment published since 2015, 13 trials (n = 3657) on nonpharmacologic interventions, and 2 large … Two large observational studies in a screen-relevant population demonstrated an association of the initiation … and pulmonary rehabilitation interventions, and clinician education interventions) (KQ2). 11-23 Two large … In addition to the trial evidence, 2 large observational studies addressing harms of pharmacologic treatment … detect uncommon or longer-term harms Consistent for no serious harms from treatment trials, but large

7. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   January 01, 1996 - Changing distribution of primary cancers in the large bowel. … Large colonoscopic neoplasms missed by endoscopy. … Adenomatous lesions of the large bowel: an autopsy survey. … Polyps and cancer of the large bowel: a necropsy study in Liverpool. … A hypothesis: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the incidence of large-bowel cancer.

8. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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   May 10, 2022 - pharmacologic treatment published since 2015, 13 trials (n = 3657) on nonpharmacologic interventions, and 2 large … Two large observational studies in a screen-relevant population demonstrated an association of the initiation … and pulmonary rehabilitation interventions, and clinician education interven- tions) (KQ2).11-23 Two large … to detect uncommon or longer-term harms Consistent for no serious harms from treatment trials, but large … In addition to the trial evidence, 2 large observational studies addressing harms of pharmacologic treatment

9. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary94/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
   May 15, 2009 - One study that used a large insurance claims database reported an incidence of anaphylaxis after oral … The first study 10 is a retrospective study that used data from a large database of sera results from … harm of false-positive results 11 evaluated 8892 pregnant women who presented for prenatal care at 4 large … Incidence of allergic reactions associated with antibacterial use in a large, managed care organisation … Enrollment at 4 urban maternity hospitals in Bolivia (large, public, with laboratory infrastructure and

10. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 15, 2009 - Purpose:  To search for large, high-quality studies related to hepatitis B screening in pregnancy that … meta-analyses; randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; case-control studies; and case series of large … The goal of this reaffirmation update was to search for large, high-quality studies related to HBV screening … systematic reviews; meta-analyses; randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; case-control studies; and large … -born women of childbearing age. 8  However, in areas of the United States with large immigrant populations

11. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 15, 2005 - There is, however, a lower prevalence of large AAAs in men who have never smoked compared with men who … Rating: D Recommendation Rationale : Because of the low prevalence of large AAAs in women, the number … Screening for AAA would most benefit those who have a reasonably high probability of having an AAA large … enough, or that will become large enough, to benefit from surgery. … Rupture rate of large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients refusing or unfit for elective repair.

12. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2005 - The USPSTF found good evidence that screening for AAA and surgical repair of large AAAs (5.5 cm or more … There is, however, a lower prevalence of large AAAs in men who have never smoked compared with men who … enough, or that will become large enough, to benefit from surgery. … Discussion By definition, an AAA is present when the infrarenal aortic diameter exceeds 3.0 cm.5 Large … Rupture rate of large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients refusing or unfit for elective repair.

13. Recommendation: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 19, 2023 - study participants were diagnosed with preeclampsia (RR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.35-2.04]). 1 , 38 , 42 A large … The study population in the large US trial (n = 2328) of a reduced prenatal visit schedule was described … mortality were reported in the reduced visit intervention and routine visit control groups in the 2 large … Estimates of perinatal mortality were not statistically significant in the large US trial (RR, 1.00 [ … 95% CI, 0.54-1.86]) or in the large UK trial (RR, 0.72 [95% CI, 0.27-1.88]). 1 , 38 , 41 , 42 Estimates

14. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2009 - ized, controlled trials; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; cohort studies; case–control studies; and large … One study that used a large insurance claims database reported an incidence of anaphy- laxis after oral … In addition, we included large ecologic studies and cohort studies that reported the effect of the imple … The first study (10) is a retrospective study that used data from a large database of sera results from … Investigators used a large U.S. in- surance claims database of approximately 10 million pa- tients to

15. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 06, 2017 - How many and how large are the studies that address the key question(s)? Are the results precise? … The consistency of or a large number of individual studies and lack of heterogeneity in pooled results … The Task Force will exercise great caution when making a recommendation that depends in large part on … That is, it places less emphasis on a large RRR in situations of low ARR; it remains interested in an … A large amount of the burden of suffering would be relieved from society (minus the additional burden

16. Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 10, 2021 - Three large US studies (n = 161,182) 43 , 45 , 47 found some differences in hospital experiences (eg … Treatment at 24 to 28 Weeks of Gestation Like the prior USPSTF review, 2 large good-quality RCTs (n … Four new studies were added 28 , 31 , 35 , 36 and 6 new publications 95-100 for 1 large previously … For the new KQ on comparative effectiveness, several trials were located including 3 large trials 19 … , 20 , 24 and 1 very large trial 20 from the US examining highly applicable comparisons.

17. Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 17, 2023 - 1% of study participants were diagnosed with preeclampsia (RR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.35-2.04]).1,38,42 A large … The study population in the large US trial (n = 2328) of a reduced prenatal visit schedule was described … mortality were reported in the reduced visit intervention and routine visit control groups in the 2 large … Estimates of perinatal mortality were not statistically significant in the large US trial (RR, 1.00 [ … the 2 US trials (RR, 1.08 [96% CI, 0.92-1.27] and RR, 2.21 [96% CI, 0.45-10.70]).1,38,41,43 In the large

18. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 15, 2008 - In settings with sufficient quality control, CT colonography is as sensitive as colonoscopy for large … Accuracy of CT colonography for detection of large adenomas and cancers. … Colonic perforation at CT colonography: assessment of risk in a multicenter large cohort. … Procedural success and complications of large-scale screening colonoscopy. … Sensitivity for large adenomas (≥10 mm) ranged from 77% to 100%.

19. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 01, 2009 - Insufficient Evidence Statements for Screening of Large Population Sub-groups From the USPSTF  Pocket

20. Draft Research Plan: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 30, 2023 - Randomized, controlled trials and controlled observational studies KQ 4: Randomized, controlled trials and large … (n≥1,000) controlled observational studies KQ 5: Randomized, controlled trials and large (sample size … outcomes Study designs KQs 1, 2: RCTs and controlled observational studies KQ 3: RCTs and large