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461. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
     March 15, 2005 - and 7.6 percent in blood donor participants. … Participants defined themselves as: Heterosexual men (52.4 percent). … . 19  Of the 2,393 HSV-2 seronegative participants, 1,508 were seropositive for HSV-1 at baseline. … Participants were recruited from clinical settings (STD, maternal and infant care, family medicine, and … Participants exhibited strong emotional and psychological responses to their serological diagnoses of

462. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - No meta-analysis; narrative review suggested higher rates of withdrawals due to adverse events in participants … c Baseline characteristics for the original AREDS cohort. d Results for the subgroup of participants … Acuity in Older Adults Key Question Topic Main Findings From 2009 USPSTF Review No. of Studies (Participants … Good (participants in AREDS and other studies generally had mild visual impairment at baseline) Substantial … Good (participants in both studies had relatively mild visual impairment at baseline) Neither trial

463. Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 06, 2019 - Diagnostic yield could not be calculated for re- peat screenings alone because the number of participants … screening. c Study reported age as median (interquartile range) rather than mean (SD). d Thirty-three participants … e Sixty-eight participants were classified as having “familial pancreatic cancer” (member of a family … of assessing harms For studies reporting harms, whether they were assessed consistently in all study participants … However, only 3 of the 6 studies assessed harms in all participants, limiting conclusions for this question

464. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2020 - Most participants were adult males younger than 30 years. … Sample sizes ranged from 31 to 306 (total N = 1718 participants). … Most trials were conducted in the US and included participants who were primarily male, nonwhite, and … The severity of drug use in trial participants varied greatly. … Thirty-eight percent to 98% of participants completed assessments at designated follow-up points.

465. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
     September 24, 2019 - about diagnostic criteria or definitions of outcomes, treatment allocation, baseline characteristics of participants … In a study conducted in Spain (n = 4917), 77 of screened participants (4.7%) were diagnosed with asymptomatic … In a study conducted in Turkey (n = 372), 17 participants (9.3%) screened positive for asymptomatic bacteriuria … mention of the timing of study recruitment. 20 , 22 , 29 Information on the characteristics of the study participants … , few events) Limited reporting on potential harms of screening and treatment, low no. of participants

466. Assessing Algorithmic Bias and Fairness in Clinical Prediction Models for Preventive Services: A Health Equity Methods Project for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 16, 2023 - The organization of the questions follows the PROBAST structure, which consists of four domains: participants … If there are differences in the number of participants with missing data by race, a further selected … Participants 1.3a Were data on racial and ethnic groups gathered using consistent definitions or categories … Exclusion of participants with missing data provides a selective sample of data for model development … Multiple imputation is the preferred method for handling missing data so that data from all participants

467. The Use of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2007 - In a second- Table 1—Continued Design (Studies) Study (Reference) (Participants; Quality Rating) Population … In addition, study participants had a lower rate of colorectal cancer than matched mem- bers of the U.S … Participants in both stud- ies were relatively young (mean age, 53.2 and 54.6 years, respectively), and … (questionnaire) Fair Colorectal Cancer—Cohort Studies (n � 7) Study, Year, Location (Reference) Participants … (n � 18 342 person-years) Poor Colorectal Cancer—RCTs (n � 2) Study, Year, Location (Reference) Participants

468. S9Hlyjmksx-Vsgx29Fpycp (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - GUIDELINE www.annals.org Annals of Internal Medicine • Vol. 162 No. 2 • 20 January 2015 137 study participants … had lower total serum 25-(OH)D lev- els than white study participants, both groups had sim- ilar concentrations … Study participants were predominantly women, although 2 studies were done exclusively in men. … versus 1.3% of control participants had hy- percalcemia in trials that reported at least 1 case of hypercalcemia … stones, 2 of which included treatment with vitamin D and calcium; none reported kidney stones in any participants

469. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 05, 2017 - photoscreeners (11 studies), and retinal birefringence scanning (1 study). 1 Fourteen studies recruited participants … Study sample sizes ranged from 63 to 4040 participants. … The age of study participants ranged from 6 months to 6 years. … About one-third of study participants were younger than 3 years; most were 3 years and older. 1 Many … eyeglasses vs eyeglasses alone vs no treatment. 1 , 37-39 Study sample sizes ranged from 60 to 180 participants

470. Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening-prevent-fractures
     November 18, 2021 - In addition, studies that exclusively enroll participants who have failed prior medication use for osteoporosis … KQs 4, 5 (Treatment benefits and harms): RCTs and controlled trials (including those in which participants

471. Draft Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 09, 2023 - settings where primary care services are offered, such as student health centers; studies recruiting participants … Primary care clinics § or other settings where primary care services are offered § ; studies recruiting participants

472. Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 18, 2021 - In addition, studies that exclusively enroll participants who have failed prior medication use for osteoporosis … KQs 4, 5 (Treatment benefits and harms): RCTs and controlled trials (including those in which participants

473. Final Research Plan: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 29, 2022 - conditions in rates comparable to primary care setting) General emergency departments Studies recruiting participants … comparative cohort and case-control observational studies Harms of pharmacotherapy only :  large (>1,000 participants

474. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 13, 2020 - conditions in rates comparable to primary care setting) General emergency departments Studies recruiting participants … comparative cohort and case-control observational studies Harms of pharmacotherapy only : large (>1,000 participants

475. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-nonpregnant-adults-adolescents-screening
     September 27, 2022 - male sex partners in the prior 3 mo, and sex role for anal sex in the prior 3 mo 5 Risk of bias: Participants … same study visit Applicability: Conducted at a behavioral research center in the US, among high-risk participants

476. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary9/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     November 15, 2009 - Reference) Baseline Study Year Setting or Population (Screened Patients; Control Participants … 21,195) 45-70 Individual, within birth year Mammography vs usual care; control participants … units; blocks designed to be demographically homogeneous Mammography vs usual care; controls participants … Study, Year (Reference) Technique Years Setting or Population (Screened Patients; Control Participants … 53 CBE 1996-1997 Manila, Philippines; women living in the 12 central areas (151,168; control participants

477. Draft Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 22, 2022 - INH (n=6,910): 9 , 31 , 32 eight vs. nine participants developed active TB in the RIF group vs. … 7,731) 33 reported a nonstatistically significant difference in Grade 3 or 4 hepatotoxicity between participants … Both the PREVENT TB study and a second trial of participants receiving RPT+INH vs. … INH alone reported increased discontinuation due to adverse events in study participants in the RPT+INH

478. Final Recommendation Statement: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
     November 24, 2020 - Most participants in the included trials were overweight or obese, with a mean body mass index of 29.8 … In trials evaluating physical activity interventions, a few participants reported minor musculoskeletal … Adults with hypertension, prehypertension, dyslipidemia, or any of multiple CVD risk factors; most participants … The mean age of study participants was 56 y.

479. Recommendation: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
     August 24, 2021 - Treatment In People with Screen Detected Diabetes in Primary Care (ADDITION)–Cambridge (n = 20,184 participants … ) 24-26 and the Ely study (n = 4936 participants), 27-29 that evaluated the effect of screening for … screening and control groups, but data collection for these outcomes was limited to a minority of trial participants … ). 18 The Promotora Effectiveness Versus Metformin Trial (PREVENT-DM) of metformin also found that participants … who died from hypoglycemia, and serious hypoglycemic events requiring medical attention in 6 of 619 participants

480. Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 17, 2018 - The review also excluded studies that recruited participants based on a history of falls or high risk … The mean age of study participants ranged from 53 to 80 years. … In the 5 studies reporting race/ethnicity, 83% to 100% of participants were white; the remaining 3 studies … However, this trial allowed participants to use calcium and vitamin D supplements outside of the study … The mean age of study participants ranged from 53 to 80 years.