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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sodium-potassium_research-protocol.pdf
April 18, 2017 - Meta-analysis will be used to synthesize results across studies in random effect models. … Blood pressure lowering in type 2 diabetes: a systematic
review and meta-analysis. … Multivariate Dose-Response Meta-Analysis: The dosresmeta R Package. … Effects of salt substitutes on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of
randomized controlled trials. … Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease: meta-
analysis of prospective studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01.pdf
May 01, 2005 - (PRISMA) and
Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE).57, 88 Both are available … )
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Checklist … Meta-analysis in context.
2001/07/07 ed. London: BMJ Books; 2001:87-
108.
17. Lohr KN, Carey TS. … A tool
to assess the quality of a meta‐analysis. Res Synth
Methods. 2013;4(4):351-66. … Meta-
analysis of observational studies in epidemiology:
a proposal for reporting.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
May 20, 2013 - We plan to perform meta-analysis wherever appropriate and possible. … using
Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) software (Biostat, Inc., Englewood, NJ). … A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy
studies. … Meta-DiSc: a software for meta-analysis of test accuracy data. … Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta-analysis. Stat Med. 2002 Jun
15;21(11):1539-58.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_research-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2013 - To determine the appropriateness of meta-analysis, the quality of the studies and the
heterogeneity … Appropriate measures will be chosen based on the type of data for meta-analysis. … .21
When meta-analysis cannot be performed, the data will be summarized qualitatively,
grouping studies … Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta-analysis. Stat Med.
2002 Jun 15;21(11):1539-58. … Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical
Research.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/child-obesity-future_research.pdf
March 31, 2010 - evidence report on “Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative
Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis … Key Questions from “Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative
Effectiveness Review and Meta-analysis … Key Questions from “Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative
Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis … Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs:
A Comparative Effectiveness Review and
Meta-Analysis. … Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A
Comparative Effectiveness Review and
Meta-Analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-screening_research-protocol.pdf
October 20, 2011 - We will include systematic
reviews and meta-analyses that included unpublished data inaccessible to … To determine the appropriateness of meta-analysis, we will consider the
clinical and methodological … Appropriate
measures will be chosen based on the type of data for meta-analysis. … Statistical heterogeneity will be explored
by using subgroup analysis or meta-regression. … When statistical meta-analysis is not possible, we will group studies by similarity of
intervention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 03, 2025 - evidence will
not be systematically reviewed
c Well-conducted systematic review, with or without meta-analysis … We will consider performing meta-analysis for specific comparisons by outcomes
when there is a signal … If a meta-analysis is not possible,
we will present the results of an ESR along with an updated narrative … Breastfeeding and Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-
Analysis. … Breastfeeding and the risk of childhood cancer: a systematic
review and dose-response meta-analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2011 - Since its publication, a few limitations of
this meta-analysis have been noted.
20
The main issues … If meta-analysis is warranted, we will utilize the generic inverse
variance method in Review Manager … B-type natriuretic peptide-guided
heart failure therapy: A meta-analysis. … Meta-analysis in clinical trials. Control Clin Trials
1986;7(3):177-88.
35. … Introduction to Meta-Analysis. United
Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Ltd; 2009.
36.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update-surveillance-160328.pdf
May 29, 2025 - $angiotensin$receptor$blockers$
in$hypertension:$meta"analysis$of$randomized$controlled$trials. … $$One$RCT$and$a$meta"analysis$of$ten$studies$found$no$
difference$between$aliskiren$and$ACEI$ramipril … &ACEIs&or&ARBs&
$ A$meta"analysis$of$10$trials$of$DRI$aliskiren$
•$ vs. … $placebo$(1$meta"analysis$of$4$studies)$showed$no$significant$difference$in$total$
resolution$of$cough … $placebo$(1$meta"analysis)$showed$a$significant$improvement$in$cough$scores$
from$baseline$favoring$
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tnd-0855-170515.pdf
April 28, 2017 - o For Key Question 2b, we identified an in-process review that plans to conduct a
network meta-analysis … Telemedicine application in
the care of diabetes patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. … Effect of telemedicine on glycated
hemoglobin in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of … A systematic review and meta-analysis. … A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized
controlled trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0855-170515.pdf
April 28, 2017 - o For Key Question 2b, we identified an in-process review that plans to conduct a
network meta-analysis … Telemedicine application in
the care of diabetes patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. … Effect of telemedicine on glycated
hemoglobin in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of … A systematic review and meta-analysis. … A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized
controlled trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2006 - Number of studies reporting 6 15 3
Patients analyzed 2,205 3,293 659
Pooled relative risk of Hb Meta-analysis … increase >2 mg/dL (95% CI) not done1 3.42 (3.03, 3.86)2 3.36 (2.48, 4.56)
Pooled event rates (range Meta-analysis … Results of this fixed-effects meta-analysis were
compared with random-effects meta-analysis; results … , and
quantitative analysis could not be performed for the
15 remaining studies. … Analysis of mortality in all 40 trials
shows no overall benefit of darbepoetin or epoetin
on survival
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives_research-protocol.pdf
March 13, 2012 - -
analysis problematic. … we anticipate
that quantitative evidence synthesis will take the form of the model, rather than a
meta-analysis … majority of the literature is likely to be observational,
increasing the methodological complexity of the meta-analysis … If one of the final outputs is a value-
of-information analysis to assist with research prioritization … , or
systematic reviews
and study-level meta-
analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioids-oa-protocol.pdf
June 29, 2019 - Meta-analysis of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and
their effects on blood pressure. … Risk of cardiovascular events
and celecoxib: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Risk of myocardial infarction associated with selective COX-2
inhibitors: meta-analysis of randomised … Meta-analysis of randomised trials. Bmj. 2006;332(7553):1302-1308.
13
31. … Meta-analysis of dyspepsia and
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - CERs with no meta-analysis were examined for qualitative signals only, as was the case for
this CER. … For any CER that contains meta-analysis (es) we first assess for, the qualitative
signal(s), and if … Cycle 1 (November 2011)
No new
evidence
No Signal NA
(no meta-
analysis in
CER)
None All 3 … These signals, except for one (A7), specify
findings from a pivotal trial, meta-analysis (with at least … (in relation to a meta-analysis in the original CER)
or non-pivotal trial – A7
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
March 10, 2010 - We added statements to the text to highlight situations in which the
meta-analysis differs from single … This occurs
rarely, but there are some outcomes where results of the NSABP P-1
trial and the meta-analysis … Doesn't
using meta-analysis just cover up the limitations? … The subgroup event rates are detailed in the
meta-analysis figures. … The meta-analysis did not show a statistically significant decrease in
noninvasive cancers, but the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetic-neuropathy_research-protocol.pdf
May 09, 2016 - For sparse data meta-analysis we will employ the Peto Odds ratio method when event rates
are less than … painful
diabetic neuropathy: An umbrella systematic review and comparative effectiveness network
meta-analysis … Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in
adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Systematic review and meta-analysis of
pharmacological therapies for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy … for painful diabetic
neuropathy: an umbrella systematic review and comparative effectiveness network meta-analysis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_executive.pdf
August 01, 2014 - , OR
meta-analysis, or both. … We summarized the strength of
evidence for these findings along with the meta-analysis
results from … We were unable to perform a
meta-analysis of the summary statistics due to insufficient
data. … Random-Effects Meta-analysis of Inconsistent
Effects: A Time for Change. … Bias in meta-
analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. BMJ. 1997 Sep
13;315(7109):629-34.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2011 - To determine the appropriateness of meta-analysis, we will consider the clinical
and methodological … Appropriate measures will
be chosen based on the type of data available for meta-analysis. … Statistical heterogeneity
will be explored by using subgroup analysis or meta-regression. … When statistical meta-analysis is not possible, we will group studies by similarity of
intervention … Closing the quality gap: a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/llewellyn-thomas.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Five “meta-‐communication” challenges in V/P elicitation.
• B. … Slide
11: “META-‐COMMUNICATION” CHALLENGES
• Ideally, V/P elicitation for patients who:
o Have … Slide
12: “META-‐COMMUNICATION” CHALLENGES (Cont’d)
• Ideally, motivated by genuine, ethically- … Slide
25: EXPLICIT APPROACHES: Some
Indirect (cont’d)
Coarse-‐Grained:
• Decision Analysis … Fine-‐Grained:
• Conjoint Analysis
• Analytic Hierarchy Process
Slide
26: EXPLICIT APPROACHES