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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-performance/methods
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-decision-support-tools_research-protocol.pdf
November 12, 2013 - can therefore have different assessments of
the balance of benefits and harms associated with each option … o Health care consumers facing screening or treatment decisions where there is no “clearly
best” option … DST may include information on the health condition,
personalized probability estimates, costs per option … Further, almost by definition, DSTs are designed for decisions without a clear
“best” option. … “informed choice” OR “decision support” OR choice OR ((patient OR consumer) AND
involvement) OR "option
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - MSC therapy
has the potential to be a first-line OA-treatment option that could regenerate articular … MSCs could potentially relieve
symptoms and regenerate cartilage, providing a novel treatment option … MSC could be the first treatment option for OA that could regenerate cartilage. … Because patients with OA already have the option of treatment delivered by injections in the
knee or … care physicians, but not
rheumatologists who are very excited about having an additional treatment option
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lysosomal-storage-diseases-therapies_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2014 - This statement implies that there is a time frame in which a patient
should have the option for ERT … HSCT is an
important therapeutic option for some patients with MPS I Hurler
transplantation (Muenzer … It describes splenectomy as an option for
supportive care. … With the advent of ERT, splenectomy is
considered for the most part, not a valid clinical option. … We revised the text to reflect this comment,
indicating splenectomy is no longer considered an
option
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2012-3_0.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR): Project Overview
Research from the Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Network
May 2012
Effective Health Care Program
Research Reports
Number 40
Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR): Project Overview
Richard E. Gliklich, M.D.
Daniel Levy, …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-233-diverticulitis-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 233
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Computed tomography (CT) diagnosis and clinical sequelae
o CT accurately diagnoses acute diverticulitis (moderate strength o…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/home-dialysis-ESKD-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - has been available for decades and is now widely
accepted as an effective, safe, and more convenient option … This respite care option may have
helped allow patients to continue PD, rather than transition to in-center … ,
and faces functional status and social
challenges that make self-care home
dialysis a daunting option … the
convenience and comfort of home dialysis relative to in-center HD an opportunity to pursue
that option … suggests that the provision of home assistance is feasible, is acceptable
to patients, and is one option
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/treatment-resistant-depression_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: December 9, 2009
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Treatment-resistant
Depression i…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/catd-protocol-draft_0.pdf
November 02, 2018 - OPTION 1: Study has low overall attrition (<10%). … OPTION 2: Study has moderate overall attrition (10 to 20%). … OPTION 5: Reporting of attrition by study arm is inadequate. … ITT/Adjustment of
Known Confounders
OPTION 1A: Study is a RCT. … -Yes
-No
-Unclear/Not Reported
OPTION 1B: Study is a CCT.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/partial-breast-irradiation-disposition-comments.pdf
January 31, 2023 - for Radiation
Oncology (ASTRO)
Discussion It may be worth adding somewhere that no RT may be an option … the AHRQ review that clinical trials provide sufficient evidence that PBI is a
valuable treatment option … transportation costs and days away from work, and fewer
financial strains, making it a more convenient therapy option
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-update_consumer.pdf
September 01, 2014 - � How much time does each option take?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/labor-nitrous-oxide_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - United States is epidural
analgesia (hereafter epidural).2 Use of
inhaled nitrous oxide is a common option … Only five centers in the United
States are known to currently provide
nitrous oxide as an option for … However, the
option of using nitrous oxide to relieve labor pain is
limited by its lack of availability
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - deemed
inappropriate because of comorbidity; for these men, WW is
generally considered, as it offers the option … was no significant difference between
urban and rural residents in North Carolina as to whether the
option … sufficiently low risk of progression of their
prostate cancer that AS can be a safe and appropriate option
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/santa_eccs2012.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Santa_ECCS2012
Slide 1: Communicating
Information About Overuse to Consumers
John Santa, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Health
Ratings
Center
Consumer Reports, Yonkers, New York
Slide 2: Consumer Reports
in Context
• Consumers choose/pu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/major-depressive-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
November 24, 2014 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: November 24, 2014
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological Treatments for Adult
Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
Initial Publication Date if applicable: June 19, 2014
Ame…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_surveillance.pdf
May 01, 2013 - CABG might be a better option for
patients with diabetes and patients aged 65
years or older because … CABG might be a better option for
patients with diabetes and patients aged 65 years or older
because
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia_horizon-scan-high_impact-1306-revised.pdf
July 09, 2013 - option
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study-positive-for-18f-flutemetamol-pet-in-
alzheimers-disease … option=com_articles&view=article&id=21815:aan-study-positive-for-18f-flutemetamol-pet-in-alzheimers-disease … option=com_articles&view=article&id=21815:aan-study-positive-for-18f-flutemetamol-pet-in-alzheimers-disease … option=com_articles&view=article&id=21815:aan-study-positive-for-18f-flutemetamol-pet-in-alzheimers-disease … option=com_articles&view=article&id=21815:aan-study-positive-for-18f-flutemetamol-pet-in-alzheimers-disease
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stem-cell-children_research-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2010 - narrative review for those diseases in which HSCT in pediatric patients is a
well-established treatment option … requested a broad and comprehensive review of the
literature for which diseases HSCT may be a treatment option … be handled as both a narrative review (for
diseases for which HSCT is a well-established treatment option … (for those diseases for which HSCT is either not a well-established or not a
recommended treatment option … narrative review
for those diseases in which HSCT in pediatric patients is a well-established treatment
option
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - 21
Abstract
The choice of study design often has profound consequences for the causal interpretation of study
results. The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of various study design options for
nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research (CER), with their relative advantages and limitations,…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-212-urinary-incontinence-disposition-comments.pdf
August 08, 2018 - invasive
treatment is so limited that you are just
wasting time recommending the least
“invasive” option … Ferzandi
There are significant differences between the
mechanism of action for each treatment
option … • Movement of the Pelvic Floor: Movement of
the pelvic floor in space is another
biofeedback option