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1781. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus (pdf file)
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      August 23, 2013 - acknowledge that CBT is not one form of treatment-protocol, but can consist of several different procedures … In addition, can any evidence be put forward to that ratings and data extraction procedures were reliable … The Kaldo trial used a different delivery format, but the protocol was based on CBT-procedures and … This method should be mentioned separately because it is a for- profit company and not just a “method … Methods The statistical methods are appropriate. Thank You.

1782. 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.

1783. 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

1784. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (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 … 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 … Executive Summary Background Methods Results Discussion

1785. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (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 … 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 … Executive Summary Background Methods Results Discussion

1786. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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      May 29, 2013 - many devices are currently approved in the United States for use in endovascular revascularization procedures … The method section is very comprehensive. … TEP Member 5 Methods The methods are well written and statistical methods have been written well. … endpoints, mandate more QOL endpoints in RCT's and develop granular registries to capture disease and procedure … reviewer that, in some instances, the potential value of endovascular and surgical revascularization procedures

1787. 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

1788. Disposition of Comments for CER 157 Appendicitis (pdf file)
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      December 14, 2015 - conceptualize deferred treatment strategies as diagnostic tests (that is, we only consider diagnostic procedures … Rather, it is added to the procedure of lap appe if the appendix is found to be normal. … I think combining a surgical procedure with radiologic tests and clinical evaluations in the review … It is an expensive and invasive procedure with morbidity that can be life threatening. … These studies are useful as they describe the method of risk stratification of patients using clinical

1789. 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?

1790. 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

1791. Introduction-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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      April 26, 2012 - However, funding proposals may also lack specificity in analysis plans, procedures, measurements, … Furthermore, it serves as a reference for increasing the transparency of the methods used in a study … Update on the methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: insufficient evidence. … Extension of kaplan-meier methods in observational studies with time-varying treatment. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

1792. 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.

1793. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 23 Genetic Testing (pdf file)
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      June 30, 2015 - These tests are not considered one test, although they are based on the same genetic testing method … These sequencing tests may use the Sanger method or next-generation sequencing platforms. … Peer Reviewer 2 Methods The methods are the appropriate methods to address the stated guiding questions … In this report, aCGH/microarray is considered a testing method, not a clinical test. … Listing as a PCR test isn’t useful without a detection method – e.g.

1794. Disposition of Comments Report for Acute Migraine Treatment in Emergency Settings (pdf file)
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      November 27, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods Methods for searching the literature were robust inclusion/exclusion criteria … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods Good. … methods and search strategies. … The statistical methods are clearly described and appropriate. … The statistical methods are standard for this type of analysis.

1795. Disposition of Comments for CER 201 Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
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      February 15, 2018 - Peer Reviewer 1 Methods 2. … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods 4. … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods 5. … , in the Methods section. … TEP Reviewer 4 Methods In the search strategy (Methods Search Strategy, Page 14 of 173), I would

1796. 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

1797. Disposition of Comments for CER 167 Renal Masses (pdf file)
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      February 24, 2016 - Thermal ablations are not operations they are percutaneous procedures so comparing a procedure to an … Peer Reviewer #1 Methods 1. … Otherwise methods are fine. … The method section would also benefit from a clearer distinction of the importance of blinding with … (Methods, Data Synthesis) 14.

1798. 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

1799. 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)?

1800. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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      November 30, 2012 - Reviewer #2 General Comments The authors seem to disregard statistical process control as a viable method … I think adding some summary of method of ascertainment of adherence is helpful when looking across … However, this report focuses on changes in infection rates over time, so as long as the method of identifying … Simulation almost certainly is a good way to improve performance of procedures, and probably is a good … The recommendation for time series studies is useful, but it is not clear why this method was singled