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221. Meditation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/meditation_research-protocol.pdf
     October 17, 2012 - information on general study characteristics (e.g., study design, study period, and follow-up), study participants … • Did the strategy for recruiting participants into the study differ across study groups? … Detection Bias: • Were those who collected data on the participants blind to the allocation? … , subject proficiency with meditation, instructor qualifications, and study selection criteria for participants … There are concerns that participants in meditation studies are highly selected, such as trained meditators

222. Glaucoma-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2012 - We included studies of participants with primary open- angle glaucoma or open-angle glaucoma suspects … We excluded studies that enrolled participants with conditions other than open-angle glaucoma if they … Outcomes For KQ 1, the outcome is the proportion of participants with moderate, severe, and profound … KQ 2 deals with patient-reported outcomes, so we considered participants’ mean total or relevant item … Finally, we compared the proportion of participants experiencing the following adverse events among

223. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Effectiveness of Treatments Options for the Prevention of Complications and Treatment of Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/transparency-neuropathy/research-protocol
     September 06, 2016 - ClinicalTrials.gov captures several data elements including number of enrolled and completed trial participants … if the intervention was the same AND 1 or more groups in the trial had an identical number of study participants … Reasons for delays (if any) Population Total enrollment, sample size in each arm, drop-outs Participants

224. Development of the RTI Item Bank on Risk of Bias and Precision of Observational Studies (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rti-item-bank-bias-precision_research.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Blinding Blind administration Were study participants blinded to their group assignment? … Completeness of follow-up Are all participants in all study arms accounted for in follow-up? … Were the outcome assessors blinded to the intervention or exposure status of participants? … Follow-Up Equality of Length of Follow-Up for Participants 16. … Abstractor: When follow-up was the same for all study participants, the answer is yes.

225. Microsoft Word - Comparative_Effectiveness_Research_Review_Disposition_of_Comments_Report_Final_120710_refs_delinked1.docx (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 01, 2010 - The minimum number (N) of ten participants was selected in consultation with our content experts and … The authors used correlates of change or post- treatment outcome for participants in a single group … In terms of scientific logic, it is as if the participants did not receive a treatment because the … All participants were in the same all-day center- based program. … /educational/allied health studies with fewer than 10 participants.

226. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-bias-individual-studies_methods.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - x Were participants analyzed within the groups they were originally assigned to? … x x x Were the outcome assessors blinded to the intervention or exposure status of participants? … Participants also recognized that many of the tools being used were not based on empirical evidence … The domains are sequence generation; allocation concealment; blinding of participants and personnel; … Was the TOTAL NUMBER of participants affected by harms specified for each study arm? 14.

227. S50 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - , (3) recruit participants from heterogeneous practice settings, and (4) collect data on a broad range … Likewise, in RCTs in health services research, study participants are randomized into either a treatment … If this purity is compromised, intention-to-treat analyses (which keep all participants in the study … Selection Criteria, Patient Recruitment, and Generalizability To reduce variation among study participants … Because their participants are screened, selected, and subjected to scrutiny and intervention control

228. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01_0.pdf
     May 01, 2005 - more prognostic variables (factor that predict the outcome of interest) influences whether study participants … into the studyg When participants (or initial followup time for some participants only) are selected … are not accounted for in the analyses • Outcome data are reasonably completeh and proportion of participants … X • Confounding variables that are controlled for in the analysis are reasonably complete across participants … X • Outcomes are measured using valid and consistent procedures and instruments across all study participants

229. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
     April 01, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #2 Methods Why were case series of 100 participants or less excluded? … These studies should include participants that one would encounter in a screening setting. … We acknowledge that the inclusion of studies that have included participants with known or suspected … Including participants who are not representative of those one reasonably expects to encounter in a … Open-angle glaucoma participants with VF loss had lower scores than participants with no VF loss.”

230. Real World Effectiveness of Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) in Medicare Patients | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/coronary-stents-effectiveness/abstract
     April 14, 2010 - Participants, setting and expected sample size: Study population will consist of: 1) 3,300 CAS patients

231. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01.pdf
     May 01, 2005 - more prognostic variables (factor that predict the outcome of interest) influences whether study participants … into the studyg When participants (or initial followup time for some participants only) are selected … are not accounted for in the analyses • Outcome data are reasonably completeh and proportion of participants … X • Confounding variables that are controlled for in the analysis are reasonably complete across participants … X • Outcomes are measured using valid and consistent procedures and instruments across all study participants

232. Feeding and Nutrition Interventions in Cerebral Palsy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cerebral-palsy-feeding/research-protocol
     June 12, 2012 - We anticipate that participants in studies of surgical interventions likely have more severe feeding … and personnel) Described all measures used, if any, to blind study participants and personnel from … Reviewer Comments: Performance bias due to knowledge of the allocated interventions by participants … Not described in sufficient detail Judgment: Blinding (participants and personnel) High Low Unclear … Detection bias Were the outcome assessors blinded to the intervention or exposure status of participants

233. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/osteoarthritis-knee-update/research-protocol
     June 16, 2016 - In addition, the proportion of participants who experienced improvement should be abstracted if reported … If three or more RCTs of a particular intervention are included that enroll at least 50 participants … one knee only may improve pain in that knee but may not markedly improve function Studies that use participants … way that outcomes are assessed (self-assessment, blinded assessor) and expressed (e.g., percent of participants … Assessing Applicability We will consider applicability of participants and interventions separately

234. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-update_research-protocol.pdf
     June 15, 2016 - In addition, the proportion of participants who experienced improvement should be abstracted if reported … § If three or more RCTs of a particular intervention are included that enroll at least 50 participants … knee only may improve pain in that knee but may not markedly improve function o Studies that use participants … Assessing Applicability – We will consider applicability of participants and interventions separately … populations (mean age less than 50), those with only early stage or mild disease, those enrolling participants

235. Advancing Measurement of Patient-Centered Communication in Cancer Care | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-communication/research
     March 28, 2013 - Many participants reflected that the items measured important aspects of their interactions with clinicians

236. Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/undescended-testicle/research
     December 11, 2012 - testing may predict anorchia, but evidence is insufficient, with only two studies of fewer than 50 participants

237. Global Health Evidence Evaluation Framework | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/global-health-evidence-evaluation-framework/white-paper
     June 24, 2013 - focus on efficacy and/or effectiveness with most attention going to the allocation method of study participants

238. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Effectiveness of Treatments Options for the Prevention of Complications and Treatment of Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-neuropathy_research-protocol.pdf
     September 01, 2016 - ClinicalTrials.gov captures several data elements including number of enrolled and completed trial participants … the intervention was the same AND 1 or more groups in the trial had an identical number of study participants … Reasons for delays (if any) Population Total enrollment, sample size in each arm, drop-outs Participants

239. Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/hip-fracture-pain/research-protocol
     December 09, 2009 - Even though there is a consensus that the average age of participants will be over 60 to 65 years old … nonrandomized controlled trials, cohort studies (prospective or retrospective), case-control studies Participants … Observational study designs with no comparison group (case reports, case series, cross sectional studies) Participants … Majority (>80%) of participants <50 years, as stated by the study investigators or evident from the … trial characteristics (e.g., mean/SD of patient population); participants with underlying pathological

240. Pharma-Nonpharma-Ptsd-2022-Update-App-G2-3 (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2022-update-app-g2-3.xlsx
     January 01, 2022 - Bias Due to Deviations From Intended Interventions (Cochrane) or Performance Bias (AHRQ); Masking Participants … 1.2) Was the allocation sequence concealed until participants were enrolled and assigned to interventions … 2.2) Were carers and people delivering the interventions aware of participants' assigned intervention … RoB judgement 3.1) Were data for this outcome available for all, or nearly all, participants randomized … PN/NI to both previous questions) Were outcome assessors aware of the intervention received by study participants