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461. 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 ...

462. Disposition of Comments Report for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and/or Asthma (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Thank you for your comment 5 Peer Reviewer #1 Methods The methods are well written, easy to understand … reduction in rhinoconjunctivitis scores over the whole season (seasonal average), that is not the method … Reviewer #4 Results In this context, the Intent-To-Treat (ITT) analysis is the accepted primary method … We agree, Intent to treat analysis is an accepted method for the evaluation of individual clinical studies … We used the GRADE tool, as a recognized method when performing effectiveness reviews.

463. Ch-7-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2012 - multi-use data sources are highly dimensional in that every disease, medication, laboratory result, and procedure … the treatment and other covariates, the final set of covariates selected by the backwards selection procedure … exchangeability.57 Likewise, under an additional assumption of “faithfulness,”57 the forward selection procedure … Remarks on the method of propensity score. Stat Med. 2009;28:1415-24. 63. … Useful methods for sensitivity analysis of observational studies.

464. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2014 - The method used in this report for rating Risk of Bias is the agreed-upon methodology for AHRQ, and … similarity of groups at baseline, masking, attrition, whether intention-to-treat analysis was used, method … similarity of groups at baseline, masking, attrition, whether intention-to-treat analysis was used, method … The method we used for grading the strength of evidence, which includes the domains for of risk of … similarity of groups at baseline, masking, attrition, whether intention-to-treat analysis was used, method

465. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2011 - Methods A. … , and diagnosis), eligibility and exclusion criteria, hepatitis C treatments and comparisons, the method … AHRQ Methods Guide 18 to grade strength of evidence. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

466. EPC-Pilot-Project-A-Dual-Approach-To-Facilitate-Health-Systems-Uptake-Of-Evidence-Synthesis-Reports-Anxiety-In-Children (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2018 - Anxiety in Children Methods Research Report EPC Pilot Project: A Dual Approach To Facilitate Health … Methods Research Report. … If you have comments on this Methods Research Project they may be sent by mail to the Task Order Officer … Methods. … Methods The underlying hypothesis followed in this project is that health systems require tools to

467. Disposition of Comments for Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain Among Adults (pdf file)
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     March 25, 2013 - criteria have often been applied to medical treatments such as drugs, devices, or (less frequently) procedures … Thanks TEP 1 Methods I felt that the methods were appropriate. … Peer Reviewer 5 Methods Inclusion/exclusion: Justifiable Thanks Peer Reviewer 5 Methods Search … surprising that the strength of the evidence for the majority of comparisons were low, based on the method … Was the type of study (e.g. the weight maintenance method utilized) associated with reporting on adherence

468. Disposition of Comments Report for Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities (pdf file)
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     January 27, 2014 - cost efficient, timely and clinically effective while ensuring that new and promising products and procedures … Pain was not measured in a consistent method across all studies. … procedures by including studies that allowed a lower level of compression therapy (i.e., between 20 … Consequently, AdvaMed is concerned that the method of comparison proposed in the draft report will … The Healthcare Common Procedures System codes were used only as a reference Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov

469. Disposition of Comments for CER 159 Insomnia (pdf file)
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     December 30, 2015 - is not by itself a satisfactory method of extraction (page 44, lines 23-24 & 29). … Peer Reviewer 10 Methods not sure what vote-counting method means in this context Removed text. … behavioral therapy, as correctly stated by the authors, refers to a combination of several clinical procedures … Methods. … Methods.

470. 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.

471. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     September 19, 2014 - Methods The methods for this Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) follow the methods suggested in … Effectiveness Reviews.30 All methods were determined a priori. … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.

472. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - What methods are available to clinicians to diagnose ME/CFS and how do the use of these methods vary … Methods A. … Information that will be abstracted that is relevant for assessing applicability will include the method … quality of the studies and the heterogeneity among studies in design, patient population including method … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF.

473. 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

474. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 25 Disparities within Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2016 - Peer Reviewer #1 Methods I thought that the Methods section was scientifically sound. … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods I like your methods for gathering and comparing the data. … current review since there was limited synthesis of findings and other standard procedures (e.g. risk … It would be helpful to specify this process in the method section. … We have revised the methods section to clarify these steps.

475. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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     November 20, 2013 - Page 21: the summary of the Methods should include the HSROC method that was used for combining the … Quality assessment (Method section) provides an assessment of bias. … Our method sections describes the following: “During the course of writing the report, investigators … Rev 8 General Why not use the method from Deeks 2005 to assess publication bias in diagnostic studies … Testing for publication bias was redone using Deeks' method (1). Deeks JJ.

476. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 22, 2012 - These methods, however, have had limited acceptance within the broader clinical community, and their … Such a measurement method could also be clinically useful to practicing clinicians when evaluating the … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability across our key questions using the method described … in the Methods Guide.15,19 In brief, this latter method uses the PICOTS (Population, Intervention, … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

477. 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

478. 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.

479. 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.

480. 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.