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461. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2012 - Although this may represent an alternative classification approach, we don’t find this method is superior … methods may include systems which do not fit well under “counseling methods” (e.g., behavioral, alarm … TEP #3 Methods I found the methods to be adequate and described with enough detail Thank you. … TEP #6 Methods The methods are clearly stated and appropriate. Thank you. No response necessary. … Although this may represent an alternative classification approach, we don’t find this method is superior

462. Disposition of Comments for CER 172 Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis Prevention Treatment (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2016 - Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer #3 Methods The methods described … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods no specific comments NA Peer Reviewer #6 Methods There is a terse but detailed … documented sustained practices over several years suggests the practices had become part of standard procedures … difficile strains as a preventive method. Thank you for the comment. … caveats to using this testing modality in that section to avoid suggesting that this is the preferred method

463. Lung-Cancer-Nonsurgical-Therapies Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - We truncated the search at 1995 to ensure comparability of procedures and technologies. … , or RFA compared with a conformal radiotherapy method. … process and defined key data elements to ensure accuracy and consistency in the data abstraction procedure … For radiotherapy, key factors would include the imaging and planning method, immobilization method, … Treatment-related AEs would be assessed from the date of the procedure extending to a reasonable time

464. The Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction and the Role of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-nonpharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     October 04, 2016 - Published October 4, 2016 2 thermoplasty (BT) is another treatment option, requiring multiple procedures … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome. … '/exp OR 'double blind procedure' OR 'single blind procedure'/exp OR 'single blind procedure' OR 'placebo … OR 'crossover procedure' OR 'triple blind procedure'/exp OR 'triple blind procedure' OR 'controlled … OR 'crossover procedure' OR 'triple blind procedure'/exp OR 'triple blind procedure' OR 'controlled

465. Disposition of Comments Report for Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - - yes Thanks Reviewer 10 Methods The statistical methods used are appropriate. … Reviewer 10 Methods change "evidence based" to "evidence base" This has been fixed Reviewer 10 Methods … Reviewer 12 Methods yes to all the questions. … The statistical methods are sound. … While this is not a method of prophylaxis it certainly is part of a comprehensive VTE prophylaxis program

466. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - individual judgments such as dual independent assessment of risk of bias with an unbiased reconciliation method … studies are inadequately powered.5 In addition to concerns regarding the validity of such assessments, methodological … studies have raised concerns about the limited reliability of risk-of-bias judgments.7, 8 We do … assessment should include a minimum of two independent reviewers per study with an unbiased reconciliation method … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF.

467. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2014 - e) Does the comparative effectiveness differ according to the diagnostic method or definition used, … d) Does the comparative effectiveness differ according to the diagnostic method or definition used, … d) Does the comparative effectiveness differ according to the diagnostic method or definition used, … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Current methods of the third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

468. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 - patients remain to be clearly defined, as does the effect of different blood glucose protocols, the method

469. 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

470. 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

471. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - This is important because doctors who are not aware will send patients for this procedure. … We excluded studies of dynamic graciloplasty since the procedure is effectively not done in the US … TEP 1 Methods Methods are sound and appropriate. … We have added the method by which minimal clinically important differences were determined –see Appendix … , and surgical procedures.

472. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - rTMS was beneficial relative to controls receiving a sham procedure for all three outcomes (severity … Indirect evidence about procedures or psychotherapy (vs. sham or nonpharmacologic controls) was presented … Three fair trials compared rTMS with a sham procedure and found no significant differences. … procedures or other controls. … groups had greater rates of withdrawals (overall and due to adverse events) than groups receiving sham procedures

473. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2011 - Methods A. … partly subjective, we want to formalize the process in the form of a meta-analytic model that makes the procedure … in EPC Methods Guidance*. … Methods A. … Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews ...

474. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     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 … For purposes of horizon scanning, AHRQ’s interests are broad and encompass drugs, devices, procedures … For example, in November 2015, Gothenburg University researchers announced a new reference method for … Executive Summary Background Methods Results Discussion

475. 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?

476. 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

477. 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.

478. 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

479. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
     June 11, 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 … below lists two topics for which (1) some human data were available for programs (no drug, device, or procedure

480. 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.