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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0002_03-04-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Less aggressive blood glucose control
Outcome(s): Mortality, hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic events, pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/primary-research-design_research.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Four-Step Framework Example 1: Corticosteroids for Pain Relief in Sore Throat:
Systematic Review and … Four-Step Framework Example 1: Corticosteroids for Pain
Relief in Sore Throat: Systematic Review and … Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis. … Main/important outcomes NA
Included studies used many different outcome measures
related to pain, … NA
Select valid pain score outcome measure, consider adding
recurrence or re attendance as 2 year
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0313_02-09-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0229
Document Completion Date: 2-5-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Medical management of urinary stone disease will go forward for refinement as a systematic review.
The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, co…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nt_docs/cervical-degenerative-topic-brief.pdf
March 01, 2023 - Cervical degenerative disease is a form of osteoarthritis associated with nerve, neck,
shoulder, and arm pain … Medicare population is diagnosed with the condition
annually.1 The condition can be associated with pain … No intraoperative monitoring
Outcomes Neurologic outcomes (e.g., pain (VAS
scores, NDI, SF-12, EQ- … Nurick scoring
system, MDI, SF-36, quantitative gait
analysis); QOL
Neurologic outcomes (e.g., pain … QOL=quality of life; SF=short
form health survey (12 or 36 items); VAS= visual analogue scale for pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/psoriasis-chronic_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - L
Pain 1 RCT30 Adalimumab reduces a patient’s pain
compared with methotrexate. … Physician’s Global
Assessment (PGA), Patient Assessment of Disease
Severity, pain, and pruritus were … There was
insufficient evidence to evaluate BSA, PGA, joint pain,
and itching, and no other intermediate … However, there was insufficient evidence to
grade HRQoL, BSA, PASI, PGA, psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
pain … evaluated the impact of
weight on PGA, the impact of a history of PsA on plaque
psoriasis or PsA pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/examining
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-app-f.xlsx
January 01, 2019 - Unclear Unclear Unclear Yes Fair
Badzio, 2003 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes Fair
Bone Pain … publication) Unclear Unclear No Unclear No No Yes No Yes No Yes Fair
Sprave, 2018 Bone density and pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/grades-predictive-values_white-paper-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - 0.07 Discordanta
Discordantb
Discordantc
Clarke et al.,
201431
At least
50% of
maximum
pain … -0.06 to 0.24)
0.40 Concordanta
Concordantb
Concordantc
Tangsiri-
watthana et
al., 2013103
Pain … Ibuprofen and/or paracetamol
(acetaminophen) for pain relief after
surgical removal of lower wisdom … Single dose
oral etoricoxib for acute postoperative
pain in adults. … Spinal
manipulative therapy for chronic low-back
pain.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND__0399_01-07-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - disease, local therapy may be used in an attempt to prolong survival and/or to
palliate symptoms (e.g., pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-challenge-1stplace-qrmedica.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Fluid with no sign of infection (Otitis Media with Effusion)
Note: Not all ear pain indicates infection … Information on Antibiotic Use
There are a few options to try before an antibiotic; warm compresses, pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_6-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
October 30, 2012 - of outcomes based
on a patient’s unique perspective, e.g., patient-
reported scales that indicate pain … Another questionnaire, the SF-
36, measures eight domains including general
health perceptions, pain … Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI),
which measure the severity of pain and other
symptoms and the impact … to
differ systematically from reports by surrogates,
who, for example, are likely to report less pain … Pain assessment: global
use of the Brief Pain Inventory.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prioritization-selection-of-harms.pdf
February 01, 2018 - treat a given condition (e.g., medications, non-pharmacological therapies,
and surgery for low back pain … are all aimed at improving pain and function), different
interventions given for the same condition … For example, medications for low back pain are typically associated with a set of
harms distinct from … Endoscopic rectal
ultrasound (ERUS), CT,
MRI, (PET)/CT
ERUS: pain; minor bleeding
CT/PET: radiation … Appendicitis
Brown Evidence-based
Practice Center, 2015
Patients with acute RLQ
abdominal pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_appendixes.pdf
March 01, 2009 - Deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism,
concussion, headache, vertigo, abdominal pain,
vaginal … , abdominal
pain. … Breast density, breast pain. … / joint pain
*Statistically significant differences between treatment and placebo groups … ¶Breast density, breast pain.
# - for 2.5 mg/daily; O for 0.3, 0.625, and 1.25 mg/day.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - • Sexual function effects: Dyspareunia (pain during
intercourse) and decreased libido are also reported … Outcomes were
reported in four domains: pain (dyspareunia), a global
metric, activity, and interest … Vaginal estrogens decreased
pain most convincingly (high SOE), and lower pain scores
were also reported … , there are significant decreases
in sexual interest, frequency, and arousal along with
increased pain … Domain and Number
of Comparisons Comparators
Effect Size (SMD)
(95% CI)
Strength of
Evidence
Pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children/research-protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/fibromyalgia/research-protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/siminoff_eccs2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - o Lifestyle
o Alternative treatments
o Treatment decisions
Surgery
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Pain
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-de-novo-processes_methods.pdf
September 01, 2009 - For example, an SR16 of antidepressants for low back pain specified
randomization as an inclusion criterion … The
effect of antidepressant treatment on chronic
back pain. … Tricyclic antidepressants for
chronic low-back pain. Spine 1986;11:661-
5.
18. … American Pain
Society. American College of Physicians. … Pain
Society/American College of Physicians
clinical practice guideline.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/systematicreviewsreplacedenovo.pdf
September 01, 2009 - For example, an SR16 of antidepressants for low back pain specified
randomization as an inclusion criterion … The
effect of antidepressant treatment on chronic
back pain. … Tricyclic antidepressants for
chronic low-back pain. Spine 1986;11:661-
5.
18. … American Pain
Society. American College of Physicians. … Pain
Society/American College of Physicians
clinical practice guideline.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-post-transplant-complications-rapid-research.pdf
May 01, 2025 - for xerostomia, topical immunosuppressive agents to manage oral mucositis, and
palliative agents for pain … Treatment goals are “to relieve pain and xerostomia,
improve oral function, prevent secondary infection … • Lidocaine rinse, swish and spit, may be used to palliate oral mucosal
pain.
3.3.2 Results, … xerostomia, topical immunosuppressive agents to manage oral mucositis, and palliative agents
for pain … Journal of Pain and Symptom
Management 2012, 44 (1), 64–73.