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421. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2013 - Blinding of outcome assessors seems more important when interpreting patient-reported outcomes. … Lack of blinding may not introduce important bias and this should be assessed on an outcome level ( … We agree that “[b]linding of outcome assessors seems more important when interpreting patient-reported … TEP #10 Results, page 32 Was a TNSS minus congestion outcome where the analysis failed to find a … No, this outcome was defined a priori.

422. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - of the Body of Evidence Two senior investigators graded the body of evidence for key intervention/outcome … We present findings by intervention and outcome area where possible under each KQ. … Applicability Studies differed in terms of study population and outcome measures. … For example, transfusion could be an adverse outcome if treatment was not sufficient and timely to halt … Therefore, it is sometimes hard to know whether to classify transfusion as an adverse outcome.

423. hemangioma-protocol-141223 (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - In many cases of IH, early referral and intervention is crucial to a satisfactory outcome, such as ocular … Presentation of results Within each KQ, we will organize results by study design and outcome, with … When no studies are available for an outcome or comparison of interest, we will grade the evidence as … We will record strength of evidence assessments in tables, summarizing results for each outcome. … [mh] OR therapy[tiab] OR therapies[tiab] OR therapeutic[tiab] OR therapeutics[tiab] OR outcome[tiab]

424. Antiplatelet-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - There was also substantial risk of selective outcome reporting for outcomes other than MACE. … Intermediate Outcome: Platelet Reactivity The intermediate outcome of platelet reactivity was reported … For platelet reactivity as a continuous outcome, the mean or median reactivity was generally higher … For platelet reactivity as a categorical outcome, studies generally showed that platelet reactivity … Studies did not report significant effect modification by genotype for this outcome.

425. Autism-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - KQ 2: Among children ages 2–12, what are the modifiers of outcome for different behavioral treatments … in the treatment setting Functional outcome outside the treatment setting 3 4 1 2 5 Individual … Then we assessed the number of studies and range of study designs for a given intervention-outcome … measure, but a lack of consistency in the interventions studied and outcome measures used makes it … In addition, although more studies are reporting primary and secondary outcome measures determined a

426. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 27, 2012 - by Briss and colleagues.26 Studies will be included for KQs 1 and 2 if they: • Report on an outcome … Assessment o Identified primary outcome o Identified secondary outcomes o Followup frequency … o Were outcome measures clearly valid, reliable, and equally applied to treatment groups? … o Were outcome assessors blinded? o Was the length of followup adequate? … o Did the analysis of outcome data incorporate a method for handling confounders such as statistical

427. Title (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2010 - management of study heterogeneity, lack of randomized, controlled interventions; lack of objective outcome … □ Outcome assessment must be at least 1-year after the baseline assessment for key questions 2 through … □ Outcome assessment must be at least 6 months after the baseline assessment for key question 1 … sufficiently homogenous with respect to the population characteristics, intervention, comparison, outcome … The time points of interest for outcome changes are: 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and more than 3 years

428. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2010 - Contacting Authors for missing data: Study authors will be contacted via email for missing outcome … Characteristics of the outcomes will include the type of instrument or scale, primary or secondary outcome … that include evaluation of the domains of randomization, blinding, co-intervention, and selective outcome … These will be explicitly detailed for each outcome evaluated. … If a particular outcome is shown to have a high risk of publication bias, then the analyses will be

429. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - KQ2: Among children ages 2-12 with ASD, what are the modifiers of outcome for different medical treatments … Evidence Two senior investigators graded the strength of the evidence (SOE) for key intervention/outcome … Effectiveness Across Environments or Contexts Seven studies reported teacher ratings of outcome measures … Four studies reported teacher ratings of outcome measures that provide some information to address … In addition, much of the medical intervention literature relies on baseline and outcome measures that

430. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews - Editorial (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - For example, the principal “outcome” of a study of a medical test is commonly a proxy or intermediate … outcome. … The most common outcome in an evaluation of this test is the accuracy of the test in identifying clinically … Clinicians, while interested in this proxy outcome, would find more value in the ability of the test

431. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions for Adult Offenders With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2013 - For use of between-group comparisons of outcome data as problematic. … Regarding all-cause mortality, we did not assess that outcome. … None of the included trials, however, reported that outcome. … Both modified therapeutic community trials reported substance use as an outcome. … Where is the outcome data for these programs that our courts continue to utilize?

432. Binge-Eating Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 21, 2014 - first-line treatment, the formulation of the comprehensive treatment plan and ultimately, treatment outcome … Timing of Treatment studies: end of treatment or Treatment studies: Outcome measurement prior outcome … We will consider the risk of bias for each relevant outcome of a study. … Binge eating and its relationship to outcome after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. … Pretreatment and process predictors of outcome in interpersonal and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy

433. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/psoriasis-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     January 10, 2012 - The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score will be considered not only as a binary outcome … but as a continuous outcome as suggested. … Risk of bias is the degree to which the included studies, for a given outcome or comparison, have a … We will rate the outcome as either direct or indirect. … We will rate the outcome as either precise or imprecise.

434. Choice-Of-Mean White-Paper (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - The distribution of the baseline outcome scores is similar for adequately randomized RCTs. … The distribution of the baseline outcome scores could become imbalanced in inadequately randomized trials … concealment.5 In addition, even for trials without baseline imbalance, systematic attrition linked to outcome … For each review, we abstracted data on whether continuous outcome and meta-analysis were used, the effect … We avoided including more than one CER that evaluated the same continuous outcome (duplicate outcome

435. Han (pdf file)
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     December 26, 2012 - falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome … cancer treatment • Probability: 20% probability of benefit from treatment (Indeterminacy of  future outcome … related  to the  patient, the  disease, or treatment) to predict  a diagnostic or therapeutic outcome

436. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - If a convincing argument can be made that a continuous outcome could be an adequate proxy outcome for … However, it is currently unclear than any continuous outcome would be a convincing proxy. … outcome like respiratory complications. … If a convincing argument can be made that a continuous outcome could be an adequate proxy outcome for … The proper outcome measure is quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained.

437. The Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction and the Role of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
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     October 04, 2016 - PICOTS (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Timing, Setting) • Populations Source … was not provided by the largest report or reports longer followup data for an outcome. 3. … This rating is made separately for each outcome of each comparison of each KQ. … Precision is the degree of certainty surrounding an effect estimate with respect to a given outcome, … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

438. Disposition of Comments for CER 183 Tonsillectomy for OSDB (pdf file)
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     January 17, 2017 - Peer reviewer #1 General Clarity and Usability: There is a dichotomous outcome in the usability- the … The multitude of outcome measures are defined. … We also assessed whether studies used blinded outcome assessors. … normal diet" make this a quantitative outcome so readers can judge the clinical importance. … We also assessed whether studies used blinded outcome assessors.

439. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2012 - We did include quality of life as an outcome within the larger grouping of psychosocial outcomes for … While we recognize that depressive symptoms could be considered as either a psychosocial outcome or … a health outcome, we have categorized it within the health outcomes. … We have changed depression to depressive symptoms throughout the report as our outcome of interest was … We have changed depression to depressive symptoms throughout the report as our outcome of interest was

440. Untitled (pdf file)
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     October 12, 2015 - Outcomes of Interest: There has been ongoing debate about the most appropriate outcome for evaluation … adverse outcomes, and in some cases preferences for process as well as outcome. … outcome!of! interest!(e.g.,!live! birth!or! complications!of! treatment).! Pregnancy!rates! … The grading will be outcome-specific such that a given study that analyzes its primary outcome well … Live birth is the correct outcome for clinical trials evaluating therapy for the infertile couple.