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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_disposition-comments.pdf
December 11, 2012 - We know that the data show it is very rare for
spontaneous testicular decent after 9 months. … Peer Reviewer #6 Executive
Summary
Page 11, Line 28: In the last paragraph of Background, there is … We have added the phrase, "most occurring in
the first three months." … Peer Reviewer #6 Introduction Page 29, Line 54: Page 1--next to last line, the reference that the relative … Over the last 30 years evidence has gradually emerged
that testes that are operated on later in childhood
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-195-uterine-fibroids-final.pdf
December 01, 2017 - The evidence, based on an average
followup time of five months (range: 3 to 12 months),
suggests the … Only six studies followed women post-
treatment, for 3 to 6 months. … being 18 months. … Overall, fewer than half of women had another
intervention within 24 months. … Base
While the literature about the effectiveness of uterine
fibroids treatment has grown since the last
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-artery-stenosis_research-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - months. … For most outcomes, only data from the last
reported time point were included. … The studies followed patients from 6 months to 48
months. … to 84 months. … The mean follow up times in these studies ranged from 4 months to 56 months.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
November 03, 2011 - characterized by vascular headaches.
1
Migraine
headaches range from moderate to very severe and last … chronic migraine as headache, tension-type or migraine, that
occurs >15 days per month for at least 3 months … on most days of the month.
10, 11, 33
Often, preventive treatment is
recommended for only 6 to 9 months … Timing
6 months or more; optimally 12 months
Any time of occurrence for the harms
Setting … On ≥8 days per month for at least 3 months headache has fulfilled C.1
and/or C.2 below, that is, has
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Fifty-foot walk pain improved 26% and 17% from baseline at 6 and 12
months, respectively. … health systems expert
stated that data from current trials demonstrate that the effects of PRP could last … At 3 months, patients taking placebo who were not responding were given tofacitinib. … At 6 months,
all placebo-assigned patients were given tofacitinib. … Patients given placebo were given tofacitinib at 3
months.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-3-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain.pdf
July 01, 2022 - ), intermediate-term treatment duration (6 to <12 months), and long-
term treatment duration (≥12 months … ),
intermediate-term treatment duration (6 to <12 months), and long-term
treatment duration (≥12 months … ), intermediate term (6 to <12 months), and long-term (≥12 months) followup. … carried forward for missing data.7 However, treatment with naproxen was not better
than placebo with last … *Studies identified since the last surveillance report
D-1
Appendix D.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - assessment
Summary Decision
This CER’s priority for updating is Low (This is
unchanged from the last … , followed by
6 months followup
Primary: ΔLBM,
Height Std. … IGF-1: treated>
controls at months
6 and 12 but not at
month 18 (after 6
months off
treatment) … increase
risk of cancer
Prospective study:
Children were
followed from date
of enrollment to last … The last study did not specify
whether the FEV1 was the absolute or percent
predicted.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obesity-child_disposition-comments.pdf
June 10, 2013 - being used in these studies, if
replicated in the population at large, would
successfully reverse the last … the time needed to show effect, but took into account that many
school-based interventions would not last … Our prespecified methods were that we would look at the time of last follow-
up. … Most school-based
interventions last only through the school year which is typically 9 months in
most … We analyzed the last reported time point for studies that were eligible for
the meta analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
September 26, 2014 - some experts questioned long-term efficacy and
thought this intervention should be reserved as a last … The average
postoperative follow-up was 30.4 months. … in their glycemic control, and 29 of them (93.6 %) met the
criteria for remission of T2DM in the last … for clinician acceptance,
others commented that this intervention would likely be used only as a last … I believe clinicians will adopt metabolic surgery only as a last resort, and
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for patients
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - • Oligoarthritis: Affects up to four joints
within the first 6 months of illness;
may be persistent … involving no
more than four joints) or extended
(i.e., involving more than four joints
after the first 6 months … 2
• Rheumatoid-factor positive (RF+) polyarthritis:
Affects five or more joints during the first 6
months … • Rheumatoid-factor negative (RF-) polyarthritis:
Affects five or more joints during the first 6
months … responded to a biologic
DMARD, randomized discontinuation trials show that
continued treatment for from 4 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 01, 2012 - responses to the comments are posted for
public viewing on the EHC Program Web site approximately 3 months … Peer Reviewer
#2
Executive
Summary
The last sentence on ES-8 is a little hard to decipher. … or whether the duration was 5
months for the whole study and the dose wasn't stated
We have added … I would delete the last sentence (line 29-30)
as the two studies cited are problematic (one did not … Again the last sentence (line 12-14) is
problematic as this is not referenced or further discussed in
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breastfeeding_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - guidelines and health-related organizations recommend exclusive
breastfeeding up to (or around) 6 months … , and 30.7 percent for infants breastfed at 12 months.15 Each decade,
the US Department of Health and … , and
breastfeeding to 12 months are 81.9 percent, 66.6 percent, and 34.1 percent,
respectively.17 … Substantial time has elapsed since the last AHRQ review on this topic in
2007, and the body of literature … systematic reviews, we will synthesize
primary studies that meet our inclusion criteria published after the last
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-glucose-control_research.pdf
July 01, 2010 - Fifty-three percent of the early
users (first 3 months) were female. … Have a claim with a code for diabetes mellitus (ICD-9-CM 250.xx) at least twice12,13
Have 12 months … The last two columns
are subsets of the fourth column, i.e., subsets of patients using exenatide stratified … Discussion
The early users of this new drug (in the first six months since approval) were largely … In summary, exenatide became widely-used in the United States in the months
following its approval.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
December 19, 2018 - Objectives for the Systematic Review
Chronic pain, often defined as pain lasting longer than 3 to 6 months … ), intermediate-term follow-up (6 to 12
months), and long-term follow-up (at least 1 year)? … ), intermediate-term follow-up (6 to 12 months), and long-
term follow-up (at least 1 year)? … Results
will be stratified according to short-term (1 to 6 months), intermediate term (6 to 12
months … Results will be stratified according to short-term (1 to 6 months), intermediate
term (6 to 12 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharma-treatment-pain_research-protocol-amended.pdf
September 20, 2017 - 5: Primary chronic tension headache (defined as 15 or more
headache days per month for at least 3 months … • Timing:
o Duration of followup: short term (up to 6 months), intermediate term (6-12
months) … ), intermediate term (6-12
months) and long term (at least 1
year); focus on longer term (>1 year) … Trials lasting ≥ 6 months which
include a supervised intervention
followed by continued home treatment … The disposition of comments for systematic
reviews and technical briefs will be published three months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse_disposition-comments.pdf
July 10, 2012 - responses to the comments are posted for
public viewing on the EHC Program Web site approximately 3 months … Peer Reviewer #1 ES / Introduction ES: Also last para of background: The definition of risky amounts … 12 months and as defined by
the DSM-IV) is approximately 4% in the
general adult population. … Peer Reviewer #1 ES / Methods Is the primary outcome change in drinking from baseline to 12
months … 6
months for the intervention group *compared with* the control group
at 6, 12, and 48 months..."
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Experts commented that this intervention should be
used as a last resort in treating patients with … in their glycemic control, and 29 of them (93.6 %) met the
criteria for remission of T2DM in the last … I believe clinicians will adopt
metabolic surgery only as a last resort, and for patients who they … -month trial:130
At month 36, the percentage of patients who gained ≥15 in letter score using the last … 36 months.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - with
parents showed no effect on
child outcomes compared to
control group in children 14 to
24 months … 8 group sessions with
parents only and 3 in-
home individualized
parent-child sessions
over 3.5 months … , and their
parents
6 group and 6
individual coaching
sessions over 3 to 4
months
Children used … (Group CBT)
50 youth between 7-
14y with ASD
Setting: Not Clear
Intensity: 12 sessions
each last … 1.5h over 4
months
Children receiving CBT showed
significant improvement in
clinician rated autism
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - 45
7
Most of the programs addressed TBI survivors whose
impairments had persisted more than 6 months … However, three interventions addressed patients earlier
in the postacute period, within 6 months of … 331-33
9 months 144
Note: This table briefly summarizes characteristics of the studied
interventions … Median time since injury varied
widely among studies, from 1 to 45 months with a median
of 19 months … Two studies specifically restricted enrollees
to those within 342 or 643 months of injury.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd-disposition-120104.pdf
April 01, 2011 - In some
cases (last section on p ES8) there is moderate evidence with more
than one conclusion. … Kathleen Gans-
Brangs, PhD;
AstraZeneca
Executive
Summary
ES-4, Last paragraph – “Pantoprazole … We recommend the last paragraph be
revised to read: A single paper, “Pantoprazole 40 mg and
rabeprazole … percentage of patients
with relief of nocturnal heartburn and GERD-related sleep
disturbances during the last … Gastric Bypass resolved GERD syndromes in most
patients 6 months after the procedure.