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  1. Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies/research
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives To characterize the comparative effectiveness and harms of various

  2. Disseminating Findings From EPC Reports: Pilot Project of Three Products | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/disseminating-findings/methods-report
    January 01, 2020 - Structured Abstract Objectives.

  3. Enabling Health Care Decisionmaking Through Clinical Decision Support and Knowledge Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/clinical-decision-support/research
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives To catalogue study designs used to assess the clinical effectiveness

  4. Treatment for Depression After Unsatisfactory Response to SSRIs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/depression-treatment-ssri/research
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives A comparative effectiveness review was undertaken to evaluate treatment

  5. Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/vte-prophyalaxis/research
    December 01, 2019 - Objectives To systematically review the comparative effectiveness and safety of pharmacological and

  6. Real World Effectiveness of Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) in Medicare Patients | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/coronary-stents-effectiveness/abstract
    December 01, 2019 - Research Objectives: Aim 1: Demonstrate differences in the overall incidence of death and stroke between

  7. Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/pressure-ulcer-treatment/research
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives Pressure ulcers affect up to 3 million Americans and are a major source

  8. Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation (NPPV) for Acute Respiratory Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/nppv-respiratory-failure/research
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) is a form of mechanical

  9. Decision Support Tools for Screening and Treatment Decisions in Early Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-decision-support-tools/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - Page Contents Background and Objectives

  10. Technical Brief: Use and Safety of Positional MRI in the Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/musculoskeletal-disorders-imaging/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - Page Contents Background and Objectives

  11. Migraine in Adults: Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/migraine-prevention/research-2013
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives To assess comparative effectiveness and safety of preventive pharmacologic

  12. Amended Protocol: Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients with Advanced Cancer (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dyspnea-protocol-amended.pdf
    May 19, 2020 - Amended Protocol: Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients with Advanced Cancer Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients with Advanced Cancer Amendment Date: May 19, 2020 (Amendments Details–see Section VII) I. Background…

  13. Web Interactive Presentation of EPC Reports: A Foray Into Interactive Reports (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-web-interactive-presentation.pdf
    September 01, 2019 - assessed user perspectives on the usefulness of the tool toward informing decisions and achieving the objectives

  14. Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide/research
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives To assess the diagnostic accuracy of B-type natriuretic peptide

  15. Antidepressant Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/depression-pregnancy-postpartum/research
    December 01, 2019 - Structured Abstract Objectives To evaluate the benefits and harms of pharmacological therapy for

  16. Mortality Risk in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Using Theophylline | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/copd-management/research
    November 01, 2017 - Abstract Objectives To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of treatment regimens with theophylline

  17. NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Role of Active Surveillance in the Management of Men With Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-surveillance/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - Page Contents Background and Objectives

  18. Efficacy and Comparative Effectiveness of Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics – Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update/research-protocol
    March 01, 2020 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Atypical antipsychotics are approved by the United

  19. Mobile Health Technology for Diabetes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-mobile-devices_research-protocol.pdf
    July 12, 2017 - Background and Objectives for the Evidence Product Mobile health technology (mHealth) for diabetes … mHealth is defined as “the use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives

  20. Cer-254-Rural-Telehealth-App-E (xls file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-254-rural-telehealth-app-e.xlsx
    January 01, 2021 - E1. ROB. RCTs Table E-1. Risk of bias assessment: randomized controlled trials Author, Year Randomization Adequate? Allocation Concealment Adequate? Eligibility Criteria Specified? Groups Similar or Controlled for Important Baseline Differences? Participants Analyzed in Groups Originally Assigned?  Attrition Low and/…
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