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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-appendix-e-1.xlsx
January 01, 2009 - Participants returned to the clinic for cervical exam every morning. … Participants returned to the clinic for cervical exam every morning. … Doses: NR Daily membrane sweeping- no comment regarding whether these participants also had daily NST … NR Baseline data reported for those included in the analysis (n=273) as 12 participants were dropped … After 1 hour of normal monitoring these participants were discharged and instructed to return for signs
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule-future_research.pdf
May 01, 2013 - All
of these basic foundational questions were ranked highly by participants in both rounds. … We had excluded studies that included non-diseased participants exclusively, since our
population of … Many of the
studies in the literature did report on non-diseased participants, and were thus excluded … In addition, four new participants were chosen to fill out the nine
member stakeholder panel. … )
Estimated primary
completion date:
Ongoing (currently
recruiting
participants)
Purpose:
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bimp-protocol.pdf
September 27, 2022 - • ≥80% of study participants had migraine
headache, or the study reports a subgroup
analysis … comprised of at least 80% migraine
patients
• We will include studies with participants with
other … headache, tension type headache,
cluster headache, etc.) in addition to
migraine, as long as ≥80% of participants … Criteria
All KQs: All KQs:
8
• Randomized controlled trials reporting
outcomes for ≥ 10 participants
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/substance-use-disorders-adolescents/protocol
October 01, 2019 - data from clinicaltrials.gov
Randomized controlled trials (including cross-over trials)
N ≥10 participants … study group
Large nonrandomized comparative studies with longitudinal follow-up
N ≥ 100 participants … Single arm pharmacologic studies with at least 200 participants and longitudinal follow-up (to identify … combinations) to no treatment and to each other that have at least three comparative studies or at least 1000 participants
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/distributed-network-blueprint/research
January 01, 2019 - effectiveness studies), quasi-experimental studies, clinical trials (e.g., collect long-term outcomes for participants
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-monitoring-systems-appendix-c.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - We subsequently ran a MEDLINE update on 15 May
2020 11 3 4 randomised trials (455,226 participants) 7 … non-randomised studies (210,905 participants reported in three
studies). studies enrolling all patients … EWS and RRS intervention may result in little or no diGerence in adverse events (3 studies, 452,434 participants … The
evidence on adverse events from three non-randomised studies (210,905 participants) is very uncertain … The evidence on hospital mortality from 3 non-randomised studies was of very low certainty (210,905 participants
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2013 - For KQ 3, the authors found that adverse events were uncommon and not severe enough to
deter participants … Special attention should be paid to adherence
among study participants. … All participants provided input on the
calls. … We circulated summaries of group calls to all participants, including two additional
stakeholders not … Special attention should be paid to adherence
among study participants.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_clinician-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Behavioral Programs for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence
Behavioral Programs for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence about the effectiveness of behavioral programs for type 1
diabete…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-block-protocol.pdf
November 18, 2023 - Study design Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Minimum sample size per arm of ≥30
participants. … case reports, opinions/letters, pilot
studies, feasibility studies
Studies with a sample size <30 participants … absolute differences for each relevant comparison of alternative management strategies,
numbers of participants … systematic effect, although we cannot rule out that the intervention may work for some
patients, across participants … c4MLcS
population from which the study participants are enrolled, narrow eligibility criteria, and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-222-health-equity-preventive-services-comments.pdf
December 03, 2019 - Disposition of Comments for CER 222: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Title: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services
Draft report available for public comment from June 19, 2019 to August 17, 2019.
Citation: Nelson HD, Cantor A…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-218-osteoporosis-fracture-prevention-evidence-summary.pdf
April 01, 2019 - Most
observational studies presumed participants had
osteoporosis because of past fracture or use of … **Analyses pooled all participants initially assigned to denosumab, which included both those who received … Results
were similar regardless of participants’ baseline
fracture risk, indicating that risk of one … or more of
these harms offset the reduction in hip fractures
even in participants at highest baseline … ††Analyses pooled all participants initially assigned to denosumab, which included both those who received
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - old have subclinical hypothyroidism. 3
In the Colorado Thyroid Disease Prevalence Study, 0.4% of participants … Hospitalized or recently hospitalized participants are to be excluded as these individuals may have elevated … Hospitalized or recently hospitalized participants are to be excluded as these individuals may have elevated
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/registries-guide_executive.pdf
April 01, 2007 - For evidence, the quality
domains are described separately for registry
participants; data elements and … domain.
12
Table 4: Evidence Quality for Registries—Basic Elements of Good Practice
Registry participants … • Registry participants are similar to the target population, and attention has been paid to minimizing … 13
Table 5: Evidence Quality for Registries—Potential Enhancements to Good Practice
Registry participants
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/web-based_willis_respondent.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Willis_respondent_DuBenske_4
Source:
Eisenberg
Center
Conference
Series
2009,
Translating
Information
Into
Action:
Improving
Quality
of
Care
Through
Interactive
Media,
Effective
Health
Care
Program
Web
site
(http://www.effectivehealthcar…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/high-cholestorol-medicines-update/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - patients with diabetes, patients with established vascular disease, females, patients older than 80, participants … investigator (e.g., an event that results in death, hospitalization, disability, or a birth defect)
Participants … Adherence and harms
Treatment adherence (investigator defined)
SAE (explicitly stated)
Participants … information on general study characteristics (e.g., study design, study period, and followup), study participants … Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-analysis of data from 170,000 participants
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/stem-cell-children/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - critical features of the study design
patient inclusion/exclusion criteria
number of participants … and flow of participants through steps of study
patient characteristics, including:
age … Were participants selected to be representative? … Were participants in treatment groups recruited in the same time period? … Was there an attempt by investigators to allocate participants to treatment groups in an attempt to minimize
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/liver-cancer-therapy/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - defined in consultation with the TEP and include the following:
Quality Assessment
Number of participants … and flow of participants through steps of study
Treatment-allocation methods (including concealment … Were participants selected to be representative? … Were participants in treatment groups recruited within the same time period? … Was there an attempt by investigators to allocate participants to treatment groups in an attempt to minimize
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - a composite renal outcome was
significantly reduced
in one trial, but this study also
included participants … was
still valid
The conclusion is still valid
Virtually no RCTs of CKD
treatments identified
participants … months (0-59
months)
3% died, with the fully adjusted rate of all-
cause mortality higher in study participants … for a composite
renal outcome was significantly reduced
in one trial, but this study also included
participants … New Evidence:
Virtually no RCTs of CKD treatments
identified participants through
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-234-headaches-pregnancy-revised-comments.pdf
November 12, 2020 - Disposition of Comments: CER 234 Management of Primary Headaches in Pregnancy
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Management of Primary Headaches in Pregnancy
Draft review available for public comment from June 2, 2020 through June 30, 2020. …