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401. Fibromyalgia Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - Those subgroup-intervention-outcome comparisons with at least low strength of evidence are provided … All four studies assessed unique treatment-subgroup-outcome combinations. 8 Key Question 2. … Placebo Outcome: Change From Baseline Conclusion Number of Studies Strength of Evidence With MDD … Placebo Outcome: Change From Baseline Conclusion Number of Studies Strength of Evidence With MDD … For all other subgroup-treatment-outcome comparisons, evidence was insufficient to draw conclusions

402. labor-dystocia-protocol-amended-160728 (pdf file)
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     July 28, 2016 - OR “First Stage Labor”[tiab] OR “First Stage Labor”[tiab]) AND ("Time Factors"[Mesh] OR "Pregnancy Outcome … The grading will be outcome-specific such that a given study that analyzes its primary outcome well … but did an incomplete analysis of a secondary outcome would be assigned a different quality grade for … of bias), consistency, directness, precision, and reporting bias, which includes publication bias, outcome … When the body of evidence for a particular outcome includes both RCTs and observational studies, we

403. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Cost as an Outcome Additional cost outcomes might also be considered if appropriate to the systematic … Also consider who actually experiences the outcome in addition to the patient: Family members (e.g., … the outcome when deciding which outcomes should be included in a review. … Cost was not considered as an outcome in the analysis. … However again, this outcome is not expected to differ between CT and conventional angiography.

404. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Cost as an Outcome Additional cost outcomes might also be considered if appropriate to the systematic … Also consider who actually experiences the outcome in addition to the patient: Family members (e.g., … the outcome when deciding which outcomes should be included in a review. … Cost was not considered as an outcome in the analysis. … However again, this outcome is not expected to differ between CT and conventional angiography.

405. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2010 - Studies will be included for Key Question 1 and Key Question 2 if they: o report on an outcome of … Studies will be included for Key Question 3 and Key Question 4 if they: o report on an outcome of … Did the article report on a relevant outcome of interest? OR 4. … • Were outcome measures clearly valid, reliable and equally applied to treatment groups? … • Were outcome assessors blind? • Was the length of follow-up adequate?

406. Disposition of Comments CER 185 Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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     May 05, 2017 - Discussed separately as they represent different outcome metrics. … We did not perform meta-analysis for KQ2 due to heterogeneity of outcome reporting. … I also thought the definitions and diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures were appropriate. … For an outcome showing TT effectiveness? For either direction, better or worse? … Hearing was not an outcome specified by KQ 2.

407. Disposition of Comments CER 185 Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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     May 05, 2017 - Discussed separately as they represent different outcome metrics. … We did not perform meta-analysis for KQ2 due to heterogeneity of outcome reporting. … I also thought the definitions and diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures were appropriate. … For an outcome showing TT effectiveness? For either direction, better or worse? … Hearing was not an outcome specified by KQ 2.

408. Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain by EMS in the Prehospital Setting Protocol Amendment (pdf file)
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     January 28, 2019 - measures, and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability. … and amount of between-study heterogeneity) will be conducted when 10 or greater studies report the outcome … Clinically important differences for graded outcomes Outcome Clinically important difference Pain … ) High – We are very confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for this outcome … are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no confidence in the estimate of the effect for this outcome

409. A Bayesian Missing Data Framework for Multiple Continuous Outcome Mixed Treatment Comparisons | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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410. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2017 - Outcome measures include: �� Sleep outcome measures: These assess specific sleep parameters (sleep-onset … time awake after sleep onset, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency) or sleep quality. �� Global outcome … The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) are common global outcome … Evidence regarding their longer-term efficacy and safety is limited or lacking. �� Outcome reporting

411. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - We rated the overall evidence for each outcome and comparison as high, moderate, low, or insufficient … Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Of the 16 eligible studies, 12 assessed a primary outcome … Participation as an outcome of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. … Outcome of a comprehensive neurorehabilitation program for patients with traumatic brain injury. … Recommendations for the Use of Common Outcome Measures in Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

412. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2015 - Data Synthesis and Analysis For Key Question 1, trials employed a variety of outcome instruments. … Approximately half specified some psychological symptom as a primary outcome. … It is also difficult to evaluate potential selective outcome reporting from the included trials. … For some of the outcomes reported, the outcome was stated as primary in only half of the studies. … Summary of long-term effects of nonhormone therapy preparations Outcome Risk Treatment vs.

413. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 22, 2012 - Assessment ○ Identified primary outcome (see Analytical Frameworks and PICOTS above) ○ Identified … We will report outcome data in strata according to prognostic or other patient-related factors such … ○ Were outcome measures clearly valid, reliable, and equally applied to treatment groups? … ○ Were outcome assessors blinded? ○ Was the length of followup adequate? … ○ Did the analysis of outcome data incorporate a method for handling confounders such as statistical

414. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - If an included systematic review does not assess strength of evidence for each outcome, we will use … assessment, incomplete outcome data (i.e., was incomplete outcome data adequately addressed), selective … Were important variables known to impact the outcome(s) assessed at baseline? … Are statistical methods used to assess the primary outcome appropriate to the data? … Is there suggestion of selective outcome reporting?

415. Renal-Function Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 13, 2013 - -ACS will be defined by a gold standard outcome [e.g., clinically diagnosed ACS adjudicated by formal … Comparisons of interest for each Key Question Key Question Outcome Elevated troponin level vs … • For Key Question 2a, the outcome is differences in the effects of patient management strategies … measures, definitions, and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability. … For Key Questions 1, 2, and 3, we will collect information on how the ACS outcome was defined in the

416. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 20, 2011 - Key Questions and Population, Intervention, Comparator(s), Outcome(s), Timing and Setting(s) [PICOTS … o KQ 6: “counseling and immunizations” to “counseling or immunizations”  Include additional outcome … missed with different screening strategies  Include incidence of HCV infection as a clinical outcome … ascertainment if available, and results for each outcome. … Otherwise, indirect comparisons will be considered if the outcome measures for nonintervention are

417. Microsoft Word - Comp Eff 10.doc (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - When the results from statistical testing were similar, we present the outcome that we judged to be … Therefore, quantitative meta-analysis was performed for this outcome. … ARBs Model Group by Study design Study name Outcome Time point Statistics for each study Std diff … The ideal outcome would disaggregate patients into four mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories … GRADE balance sheet (continued) Number of patients Effect based on pooling Outcome ACEI ARB

418. Disposition of Comments for Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain Among Adults (pdf file)
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     March 25, 2013 - We downgraded the quality of interventions that did not report an outcome assessor blinded to intervention … As discussed above (see Introduction), the outcome (long-term weight gain) and relevant interventions … Also, given the outcome, a fifth domain should be added: duration of follow-up. … should this be a clinical outcome? … Agreed that mortality could be an adverse event or a clinical outcome.

419. Medication-Therapy-Management Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - Two reviewers assessed each domain for each major outcome, and resolved any differences by consensus … We rated the strength of evidence for each outcome from studies with low or medium risk of bias when … The focus of outcome measurement in many studies was the short-term identification and characterization … In fact, many studies were able to measure changes in this outcome only in the intervention group. … The choice of outcome measures in this body of evidence limited our ability to come to conclusions

420. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 21, 2011 - Specifically, tolerability of NPPV was added as an intermediate outcome, and descriptions of the NPPV … PICOTS (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Timing, Setting) Population(s): Adults … These general criteria will be customized for each major outcome. … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question We will grade the strength of evidence for each outcome … PaO2 partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood PICOTS Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome