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181. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2019 - Methods Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review: Studies will be included in the … outperforms the standard DerSimonian- Laird method. … / or single-blind method/ or placebos/ or cross-over studies/ or crossover procedure/ or cross over … studies/ or double blind procedure/ or single blind procedure/ or placebo/ or latin square design/ … Methods V. References VI. Definition of Terms VII. Summary of Protocol Amendments VIII.

182. Dietary Saturated Fat Replacement and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2024 - Methods IV. References V. Definition of Terms and Abbreviations VI. … considered to be at high risk of bias If one risk of bias or quality issue, other than randomization method … at moderate risk of bias If two or more risk of bias or quality issues, other than randomization method … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care.  … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

183. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 1. Decision To Combine Trials (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2019 - for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … increases; unreliable if too few studies • Cochrane’s Q and 𝝉𝝉𝟐𝟐: no standardized scale. • No method … is perfect and no method can make the determination of whether to pool alone. 9. … Stat Methods Med Res. 2012;21(4):409-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096228021039200 8 9.

184. Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2006 - Quality Assessment Methods The methods outlined in this document ensure that the products created … This document has been adapted from the Procedure Manual developed by the Methods Work Group of the … analgesics, antipyretics and/or NSAIDs; required or recently received treatment with any drug or procedure … Method of identifing included studies was not specified. … Quality Assessment Methods Appendix F. Evidence Tables

185. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 10, 2016 - The  entities  together  represent   more  than  15%  of  all  surgical  procedures  in  children  under … All  procedures  are  performed  under  general   anesthesia.       … November 9, 2015 3   tonsillectomy  in  children  with  the  most  common  indications  for  the  procedure … Methods The  methods  for  this  systematic  review  will  follow  the  AHRQ  Methods  Guide  for   … Methods  Research  Report.  

186. Cer-235-Pharma-Nonpharm-Ptsd-Update-Appendix-G-1 (xls file)
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     November 12, 2020 - Reporting Bias Domain: Does the Method of Handling Measurement Attrition Mitigate the Impact of Any Overall … adequate (e.g., double-dummy technique for drug trials) No: • Open-label • Described as blinded but methods … Yes: • All outcomes listed in protocol and/or Methods section were reported No: • Not all outcomes listed … in protocol and/or Methods section were reported Yes: • Measurement attrition (overall and differential … observation carried forward) Unclear: • No details/not reported Yes • Study used a validated PTSD assessment method

187. Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Methods A. … internal validity of controlled trials, we will abstract data on the adequacy of the randomization method … for controlled trials, we will use the Jadad scale, which was developed for drug trials. 15 This method … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for its Effective Health Care Program. 19,20 This method … Available at: /sites/default/files/pdf/cer-methods-guide_research-2008.pdf .

188. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2016 - Systematic reviewers have pursued two methods approaches for dealing with information bias: 1) detecting … Statistical methods in medical research. 2001 Aug;10(4):251-65. PMID: 11491412. 7. … ' OR 'double blind procedure' OR 'crossover procedure' OR 'placebo' OR rct OR (random* AND allocat*) … ' OR 'double blind procedure' OR 'crossover procedure' OR 'placebo' OR rct OR (random* AND allocat*) … numbered); alternation or rotation; date of birth; case record number; or other explicitly unconcealed procedures

189. Healthcare Industry Waste and Lifecycle Assessment (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2023 - .1-8 The framework for LCA is described in ISO 14040.9 To assess the impacts associated with a procedure … can serve as a pathway to raise awareness about environmental impacts with a particular healthcare procedure … Methods The methods for this technical brief will follow the Methods Guide for the Evidence- based Practice … This procedure ensures that in the case of group interviews, all key informants feel heard and have … Innovations in framework synthesis as a systematic review method.

190. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Reference Standard and Verification Procedure Inappropriate reference standard Errors of imperfect … Because of variation in laboratory procedures or observers, a test may not consistently yield the same … Reviewers should identify their proposed method of handling inadequate reporting a priori and document … Often UNAFFECTED relatives do not have their disease status verified by any method (assume proband/informant … TO PARTICIPATE in interviews or further clinical testing are excluded from having any verification method

191. Evaluating Practices and Developing Tools for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: Methods for the Joint Meta-Analysis of Multiple Tests (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Methods Research Report. … We welcome comments on this Methods Research Project. … Development of methods: We extend the bivariate meta-analysis method proposed by Reitsma et al. … Reitsma’s method summarizes data as a “summary point”, that is, a summary TPR and a summary FPR. … A sonographic screening method for Pt 1):1186-90. Down syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Oct 26.

192. Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2014 - Key Question 5 was rewritten to better fit systematic review methods focused on interventions targeted … Methods A. … topic, including participant selection; attrition, ascertainment, and appropriateness of analytic methods … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Vol. … Are the statistical methods used to assess the primary outcomes appropriate to the data?

193. Framework for Considering Study Designs for Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Questions and Draft Reports Submit SEADs Resources for Getting Involved Research Methods … & Tools Research Methods & Tools Tools & Software Education Resources About … This report is from AHRQ's Future Research Needs – Methods Research Series . … Our paper proposes a method for composing the study design considerations portion of FRN reports. … Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Evidence Reports Health Topics Research Methods

194. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of teh Lumbar Spine (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2024 - fusions • Coflex, interspinous fixation • Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) procedure … ; Studies evaluating additive benefits of one procedure with another Comparators KQ 5 • Other … KQ 6 • Outcomes measured at 3, 6 and ≥ 12 months after surgical procedure (up to 24 months) … Methods Research Report. … Furlan AD, Malmivaara A, Chou R, et al. 2015 Updated Method Guideline for Systematic Reviews in the

195. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2024 - Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) have gained significant attention in perioperative pain management as a method … Methods A. … The HKSJ method is more conservative than the commonly used DerSimonian-Laird approach which may result … New Persistent Opioid Use After Minor and Major Surgical Procedures in US Adults. … outperforms the standard DerSimonian-Laird method.

196. Editorial. Methods Guide for Authors of Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests: A Collaboration Between the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Journal of General Internal Medicine | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. July 2008. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf08/methods/procmanual.pdf . … Adults: A Systematic Review Research Protocol Dec 20, 2024 The Performance of Fusion Procedures … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guide-editorial/methods  

197. S23 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - There is limited knowledge and lack of adequate data on the most transparent method of communicating … the lack of adequate data and generally limited knowledge about what would be the most transparent method … Presented at the Symposium on Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods, Agency for Healthcare … 7.8* 28 (study) 3750 in 100,000 7000 strokes *Estimated from 0 (167) vs. 6 (170) events using Peto method … Using the Peto method to calculate the odds ratio yields an estimate for harm of 7.8 (P � 0.01).

198. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
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     September 30, 2014 - FDA-cleared or -approved test kits include all reagents and instructions needed to complete the test procedure … Methods We describe below the methods for addressing the guiding questions previously defined. … These analysis methods may include CMA (including aCGH), PRC-based methods, and sequencing. … Analytic specificity: is defined as the ability of a measurement procedure to measure solely the analyte … or ‘nucleic acid analysis’/exp or ‘molecular diagnosis’:de or ‘genetic screening’:de or ‘genetic procedures

199. EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - and strategies used to make products rapid and describe how these differ from systematic review (SR) procedures … Methods We searched the literature to identify rapid review methods, empiric evidence on rapid review … A taxonomy of rapid reviews links report types and methods to specific decision-making contexts. … Project Timeline EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews … : An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews.

200. Tools to (Semi) Automate Evidence Synthesis (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2023 - For the purpose of this review, we define a tool as a system, method, instrument, model, application … Methods The review will follow AHRQ EPC Program methodology, as described in its Methods Guide,2 with … For each study, we will extract • Basic information about the tool and the automation method o Tool … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care. … EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews.