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1121. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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      August 23, 2013 - that studies of risk prediction started with moderate strength of evidence (can refer to the GRADE method … Meta-Analysis software (Version 2.2.057; Biostat, Englewood, NJ) which uses the Dersimonian and Laird method … Most methods guidance (e.g., Cochrane, AHRQ) suggest methods to develop summary ROC’s. … I am not familiar with the method that seeemed to be used in this review (should be described more … The authors should cite references if they choose to stick with this method. Leeflang et al.

1122. The Refinement of Topics for Systematic Reviews: Lessons and Recommendations From the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - The AHRQ Project Officer then described successful and unsuccessful procedures used by other EPCs not … In this way, group members gained familiarity with the procedures of other EPCs, identifying shared … It also resulted in the elimination of two questions related to nonmesh procedures; expansion of questions … Methods Research Report. … For further details about submission, please see the EPC Procedure Guide.

1123. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Depression in Children: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      August 06, 2018 - Studies that do not report their methods sufficiently may be rated as unclear risk of bias. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity Methods Research Report. … "[MeSH] OR "Double- Blind Method"[MeSH] OR "Random Allocation"[MeSH]) 716633 #19 Search (#14 and … Methods V. References VI. Definition of Terms VII. Summary of Protocol Amendments VIII.

1124. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2013 - Then, according to these decisions rules and procedures documented in protocols, EPCs assess individual … Overall, EPC and GRADE guidance both emphasize applying a structured, transparent method. … impact of unreported data through, for instance, tests for funnel plot asymmetry, a trim and fill method … EPCs should carefully document procedures used to grade strength of evidence (in the review’s Methods … Trim and fill: A simple funnel-plot-based method of testing and adjusting for publication bias in meta

1125. Disposition of Comments for Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - -15, l. 35-36] For the “the cross-sectional study was rated as good quality” what quality scoring method … Decision/simulation models are an alternative method for quantitatively synthesizing the literature … TEP Member 5 Results The authors used ClinicalTrials.gov as a method for identifying unpublished studies … I would regard that method as unsatisfactory. … concern that I had and was not sure where to express - the report does not discuss how administration method

1126. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      November 30, 2014 - biocompatible tissue-bulking agents into the anal canal walls are a newer, more invasive nonsurgical procedure … .11 Surgical procedures used to treat FI in the United States include implanted sacral nerve stimulators … etc.) and become progressively more invasive (local injections of tissue-bulking material, surgical procedures … Methods A. … If dissimilar baseline Yes What method?

1127. Slide 1
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      January 01, 2013 - Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/Methods-OCER.cfm. … The case-crossover design: a method for studying transient effects on the risk of acute events. … Case-control study proposals should clearly describe the control sampling method, employ a new-user design

1128. Disposition of comments for CER 169 Low Back Pain (pdf file)
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      February 29, 2016 - This is the standard method for reporting/assessing minimum clinically important differences. … typically derived from change from baseline at a given “disease severity”-often using an anchor method … This is the standard method for reporting/assessing minimum clinically important differences. … of imaging and procedures. … on mechanisms of injury may underlie overuse of imaging and procedures.

1129. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
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      November 06, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods There appear to be reporting errors in the document. … clinically important differences, including relative and absolute differences and the distribution method … They note that the relative difference method incorporates baseline severity and the distribution method … If this approach is included with the category of the distribution method, then a better description … Reimbursement is still dependent on billing for procedures such as US, diathermy, e-stim, etc.

1130. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2015 - Please see the methods section for more details about this process. … interested in innovations in drugs and biologics, medical devices, screening and diagnostic tests, procedures … ES-1 Methods ...................................................................................... … identification of new (and new uses of existing) pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostic tests and procedures … For purposes of horizon scanning, AHRQ’s interests are broad and encompass drugs, devices, procedures

1131. Disposition of Comments Report for The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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      September 29, 2014 - Peer Reviewer 1 Methods The authors explain that the methods used for this manuscript conform to those … independent assessment of study quality resulted in initially equivalent determinations, given the method … Peer Reviewer 9 Methods The methods are well described with what I consider appropriate inclusion and … Methods are adequate. … Peer Reviewer 11 Methods Appropriate statistical methods used?

1132. Cancer-Pancreas Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      August 09, 2013 - Other procedures and imaging tests are also used to aid diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, including … Also, procedural harms of the imaging procedures may occur. IV. Methods A. … We will include any reported data on more than 100 patients on the harms of imaging procedures from … harm or reporting that no harms or complications occurred as a result of the procedure. … Was the method of study quality assessment consistent with that recommended by the Methods Guide?

1133. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers; Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages; and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2011 - These questions have been derived through AHRQ procedure and cannot be changed Peer Reviewer #4 … in order to conduct the review at all, but “because I said so” is not exactly a strong, scientific method … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods Overall, the method section did a good job in describing how studies were … Single studies with contrary findings raise questions about the method that merit explication and caution … subsequent to PR version Peer Reviewer #7 Results p 127 L-20 Treated prevalence –more specific than method

1134. Disposition of Comments for CER 202 Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
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      December 14, 2017 - We have expanded our discussion of the methods for grading the strength of evidence in the methods … TEP Reviewer 3 Methods I/E criteria are appropriate and justifiable. … type=Methods%20Guide%20%C2%9 6%20Chapter|Methods%20Guide%20% E2%80%93%20Chapter&page=1&q=&a udience=Professionals … Additionally, hospitalizations were reduced by 74% in the post-procedure period. … The increase in hospitalizations related to the procedure is offset by this reduction at one year.

1135. Adverse Effects of First-Line Pharmacologic Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults (pdf file)
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      February 07, 2018 - Methods The methods for this comparative effectiveness review follow the guidance provided in the … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Stat Methods Med Res. January 2017:962280217721246. 19. … Double Blind Method/ 50. … Single Blind Method/ 51. clinical trial/ 52. clinical trial, phase i.pt. 53. clinical trial

1136. Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations (pdf file)
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      November 19, 2009 - Tradeoffs All testing procedures and treatment decisions are associated with benefits, risks, and … For example, brain biopsy is an invasive procedure that was being considered for the differential diagnosis … Challenges and opportunities in economic evaluations of diagnostic tests and procedures. … Estimating diagnostic accuracy from multiple conflicting reports: a new meta-analytic method. … Regression methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic test data.

1137. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2013 - Please see the methods section for more details about this process. … interested in innovations in drugs and biologics, medical devices, screening and diagnostic tests, procedures … identifying new (and new uses of existing) pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostic tests and procedures … For purposes of horizon scanning, AHRQ’s interests are broad and encompass drugs, devices, procedures … Executive Summary Background Methods Results Discussion

1138. Disposition of Comments for Psychological Treatments and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (pdf file)
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      April 03, 2013 - psychodynamic approaches, and a farewell ritual at the end of the treatment in a single treatment method … The clinician follows standardized procedures to monitor and guide the patient’s associative process … Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols and procedures (2nd ed.). … is a primary author in the study of that method. … This tends to be a limitation of the AHRQ/GRADE method and not this document, per se.

1139. depression-pregnancy-postpartum-protocol (pdf file)
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      March 29, 2013 - Characteristics of diagnosis—whether depression was detected during screening or not, time of diagnosis, method … Methods A. … characteristics of diagnosis (whether depression was detected during screening or not, time of diagnosis, method … and pediatrician visits); numbers of patients screened, eligible, enrolled, and lost to followup; method … Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research.

1140. Disposition of Comments Report for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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      June 10, 2013 - text to the Methods section in the ES and full report Added to last paragraph to the ES methods … We did not report mean effect sizes if we could not report a pooled CI; this is not a standard method … and is not a method that is recommended in the AHRQ Methods guide. 72 Peer Reviewer 3 Executive … overall comment made, was there an attempt to do “Indirect Comparisons” as described in the AHRQ Method … Guide on CER (e.g., Bucher’s simple method)?