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61. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - Treatment options that are frequently used include the following, which are described in Table 5: … Treatment options for clinically localized prostate cancer Treatment Option Treatment Description Radical … Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Posted Online: March 29, 2013 Page 6 treatment options … Inclusion criteria: Key Question 1 Question Components Inclusion Criteria Major treatment options of … Interventions • For KQs 1, 2, 3, and 4, we will include treatment options for men with clinically

62. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - In both options 3 and 4, the variable for the intervention groups is an independent variable in the … Options 3 and 4 are equivalent statistically in terms of estimating the effect measure. … For the mean difference between the two groups, options 1 and 2 provide an estimate of 1.18 percent … Options 1 and 2 would provide biased estimates. … Options 1 and 2 provide biased estimates.

63. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - Current treatment options for reducing hyperuricemia in patients with gout include the xanthine oxidase … Many treatment options are available to address acute flares and manage chronic gout. … Secukinumab could be more expensive than existing options, which may render the drug inaccessible to … Some experts thought that as a new drug, lesinurad could be more expensive than existing options, and … What are ankylosing spondylitis treatment options? [internet].

64. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    December 09, 2009 - treatment, 1/2 will have TRD.2 Given this burden and prognosis, stakeholders are looking for other options … Newer non-pharmacologic options and psychotherapy options are available, but little evidence exists … to guide decisions about use, and choice among these options by patients, clinicians, or payors. … Our analytic framework addresses the non-pharmacologic options available to clinicians for treating

65. Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR): Project Overview (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Once the complete set of requirements was compiled, options were examined regarding the practical aspects … Multiple design options were considered, and a hybrid model was selected. … Once the complete set of actors, use cases, requirements, and data elements was compiled, options were … These options were discussed among stakeholders, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

66. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2015 - Talking With Your Doctor You may want to talk with your doctor about: � Your options for external-beam … therapy � Which option might be best for you � Possible side effects Ask your doctor: � What are my options

67. Major-Depressive-Disorder Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 24, 2014 - A systematic review that outlines the benefits and harms of treatment options for major depressive disorder … These options include adding a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic treatment to the initial medication … Nonetheless, primary care patients and clinicians may prefer other options (or at least want to be able … These include psychotherapeutic interventions, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) options … KQ 4: Do the benefits and risks of harms of these treatment options differ by subgroups of patients

68. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2008 - (Treatment options are outlined in Table A.) … This report summarizes evidence comparing the relative effectiveness and safety of treatment options … All treatment options result in adverse effects (primarily urinary, bowel, and sexual), although the … No RCTs compared brachytherapy alone with other major treatment options. … There were no data from randomized trials comparing HIFU with other primary treatment options.

69. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 - to fill the gap between pharmacotherapy and invasive surgical options. … Unmet need: An unmet need exists for minimally invasive treatment options for GERD patients whose disease … include endoscopic balloon dilation and endoscopic botulin toxin injection.38 Pharmacologic options … minimally invasive surgical option with shorter recovery time and less pain than current surgical options … They stated that current treatment options for achalasia have benefits and risks associated with each

70. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - sufficient motivation for patient to administer daily injections of the drug, because treatment options … involves complete division of both circular and longitudinal muscle layers. 23 Other treatment options … include endoscopic balloon dilation and endoscopic botulin toxin injection. 19 Pharmacologic options … 53-58 The experts noted that although SBS affects a small patient population, limited treatment options … a clinical perspective stated that patients with SBS are usually quite savvy regarding treatment options

71. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - patients, policymakers, and developers of clinical guidance about surgical breast reconstruction options … Thus, evidence regarding surgical breast reconstruction options is largely insufficient or of only low … patients about the limitations of existing research and to help patients make decisions regarding options

72. Cer-242-Radiation-Therapy-Brain-Metastases-Evidence-Summary (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Treatment options for brain metastases include WBRT, SRS, surgery, and systemic therapies. … Each of these treatment options may be considered alone or in combination. … For radiation therapy options, information on the optimal technique (e.g. hippocampal avoidance WBRT

73. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - be sufficient motivation for patients to administer the drug’s daily injections, because treatment options … involves complete division of both circular and longitudinal muscle layers. 30 Other treatment options … include endoscopic balloon dilation and endoscopic botulin toxin injection. 26 Pharmacologic options … procedures and instrumentation if ongoing trials demonstrate better outcomes than other surgical options … 66-71 The experts noted that although SBS affects a small patient population, limited treatment options

74. Effectiveness of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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    May 09, 2016 - Pharmacologic treatment options to prevent the complications of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: The … Non-pharmacologic treatment options to prevent the complications of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: … Pharmacologic treatment options to improve the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: For diabetic … Non-pharmacologic treatment options to improve the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: These … Key Question 1b: What are the benefits and harms of non-pharmacologic treatment options (foot care,

75. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    April 06, 2010 - 18 or older with type 2 diabetes mellitus, what is the comparative effectiveness of these treatment options … 18 or older with type 2 diabetes mellitus, what is the comparative effectiveness of these treatment options … or older with type 2 diabetes mellitus, what is the comparative safety of the following treatment options … Gastrointestinal (GI) side effects Key Question 4: Do safety and effectiveness of these treatment options … There are several options for initial medical treatment, including: dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors

76. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2016 - children or adolescents with DBDs talk with their health care professionals about the various treatment options … problems; and delinquent, violent, antisocial, or criminal behaviors in adolescence �� The treatment options … might be suitable for a given patient �� The available evidence for the harms of various treatment options

77. Chapter 9: Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a “Gold Standard” | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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78. Developing a Registry of Patient Registries: Options for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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79. Ch 2-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of various study design options for nonexperimental … NC Introduction The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of various study design options … Of the multitude of epidemiologic design options, we will focus on observational designs that compare … two or more treatment options with respect to an outcome of interest in which treatments are not … Those unfamiliar with nonexperimental design options are thus strongly encouraged to involve experts

80. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - case management as a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation and advocacy for options