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421. high-cholesterol-medicines-update-protocol-130516 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 31, 2013 - paucity of evidence to address this question, so they conducted additional analyses unrestricted by patient … The results will help provide an evidence base for future practice guidelines to influence patient management … We will include adults at moderate and high risk of CVD (the previous report had no restrictions by patient … Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-­‐analysis of data   from … Lipid-­‐altering  efficacy  and safety  of ezetimibe/simvastatin versus atorvastatin in patients

422. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 10 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-decision-models_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - Most often, evidence on diagnostic performance, effectiveness and safety of interventions and testing … , patient adherence, and costs is available from different studies. … Essentially, one would evaluate three categories of attributes: the cost and safety of testing; the … Scenario B: For patients with mild cognitive impairment, could PET be used to identify a group of patients … The evidence report also modeled hypothetical treatments with various effectiveness and safety profiles

423. Intergrated and Comprehensive Pain Management Programs: Effectiveness and Harms: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-251-integrated-pain-management-evidence-summary.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - Contextual Questions related to program models and components, their cost, safety and applicability … Evidence on the impact of program types/components, coordination, and methods of care delivery on patient … Specifics of pain diagnoses or characteristics and patient factors were not generally reported in studies … Programs that address a range of biopsychosocial aspects of pain, tailor components to patient need, … Included IPMP programs in particular focused on patient-tailored care and were generally low intensity

424. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-service_technical-brief.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Client satisfaction survey of a wheelchair seating clinic. … Patients/Patient Advocates 1. What has your experience been with different types of payers? 2. … Cases included clients assessed by telerehabilitation by the GlenRose Seating Service based in Edmonton … , comfort, satisfaction Not reported Pimentel, 200858 To explore assessment practices for clients … sectional/Qualitative N=35 Evaluation of new assessment practices focusing on soliciting goals from clients

425. Palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases: Update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nomination-bone-metastases.pdf
     February 01, 2017 - However, SBRT efficacy and safety data are derived from lower quality studies with variable exclusion … Practitioners should closely adhere to quality and safety considerations for SBRT delivery as described … Once again, practitioners should use existing ASTROwhite paper safety recommendations.14 In general, … ASTRO guidelines present scientific, health, and safety information and may reflect scientific or medical … Quality and safety considerations in stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy

426. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - The investigators reported that patients treated with MSC therapy had improvements in patient pain … stated MSC therapy is investigational because of insufficient evidence or insufficient long-term safety … Both groups had similar safety profiles. 29 In a study of patients with knee OA (Outerbridge grades … Because PRP is theorized to be more effective in younger patients, the treatment could alter patient … These safety concerns could present significant barriers to diffusion.

427. skin-cancer-protocol-160810 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
     August 10, 2016 - complexity of this decisionmaking process is a lack of clarity regarding the comparative efficacy and safety … clinicians, and payers to have reliable estimates of KC treatments’ comparative effectiveness and safety … this systematic review is to comprehensively collect information on the comparative effectiveness and safety … Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire-18, Skin Cancer Index patient satisfaction subscale) • Mortality … Comments About the Eligibility Criteria Because the key questions are about comparative effectiveness and safety

428. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antidepressants-update_research-protocol.pdf
     July 13, 2011 - If a patient has responded to one agent in the past, is that agent better than current pharmacologic … KQ4a: For adults with a depressive syndrome, do second-generation antidepressants differ in safety, … b: Are there any differences in safety, adverse events, or adherence between immediate release and … symptoms (anxiety, insomnia, melancholia, pain, psychomotor changes, and somatization), KQ4 focuses on safety … Because we do not have access to individual patient data, we will not conduct any subgroup analyses.

429. S116 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s116.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - pharmacoepidemiology, prescribing (Med Care 2007;45: S116–S122) Observational studies are necessary to evaluate the safety … For the IV to be defined for each patient, we excluded each physician’s first patient from the cohort … Characteristics of Cohort Patient Characteristics N % Female patient 12,545 81.5 Age �80 10,750 70.0 … Indeed, in a comparative safety study of APMs in a population of seniors in British Columbia, Canada, … 0.78 �0.58, 1.02� 0.07 Patient of PCPs 0.98 �0.70, 1.39� 0.93 Long-acting benzodiazepines All patients

430. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes_hi_impact.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - the surgery in this patient population. … Along with updates to safety information about ongoing or completed studies, included in the response … Experts expressed a desire for further data evaluating safety and efficacy of these modifications to … combination therapy (with oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin) and to assess its cardiovascular safety … That FDA committee voted to not recommend approval because of safety concerns and the company submitted

431. Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual January 2013 Revision (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ahrq-healthcare-horizon-scan-protocol-operations-manual_130826.pdf
     August 01, 2013 - Anticipated Cost Per Patient (if known) 11. … Potential Patient and Clinical Staff Safety Issues 14. … Patient Safety Issues (if applicable) 11. Required Resources 12. … Safety data that could change perspectives 4. … A patient safety alert been issued that could signal a safety/efficacy change in perspectives?

432. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Trials Evaluating Treatment for Infertility (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-infertility_research.pdf
     June 01, 2017 - The objectives of this SR are to evaluate the comparative safety and effectiveness of treatment strategies … The KQs are listed below: KQ 1: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of available treatment … KQ 2: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of available treatment strategies for women … KQ 4: What are the comparative safety and effectiveness of available treatments for women with tubal … Both trials were applicable to KQ 1 and had a combined sample size of 340 patients.

433. Disposition of Comments Report for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and/or Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - Further, small studies [Phase I (safety); Phase II (dose- ranging; mechanistic)] may show effects which … larger study subject enrollment, selection of a proper dose, and refinement of study methods to reduce patient … geographic factors (intensity of pollen exposure; confounding allergens; topography), degree of patient … off label use of licensed products for SLIT by physicians who are falsely comforted by the current safety … controlled European clinical trials that demonstrated clinical efficacy and a sufficient degree of safety

434. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - milk from a source other than her own, only milk from a source that has been screened to ensure its safety … intervention. 15-21 All experts saw a significant unmet need for more innovative ways to supply VLBW patients … All experts agreed that donor human milk has the potential to significantly improve patient health … Overall, experts agreed that although more safety and efficacy studies must be performed to determine … Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; 2010 Dec 6. 6 p.

435. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - review updates a 2008 report4 and summarizes the more recent evidence comparing the effectiveness and safety … Choice of treatment options may be influenced by factors such as patient age and health at the time … is referred for surgery, treatment-related convenience and costs, patient values and preferences, … based on patient and disease characteristics. … What To Discuss With Your Patients and Their Caregivers –� How long the patient may live with his cancer

436. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/psoriasis-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     January 10, 2012 - To date, no comparative effectiveness review comparing the effectiveness and safety of FDA-approved … with chronic plaque psoriasis, what is the comparative safety of systemic biologic agents and systemic … followup), patient baseline characteristics (including whether the patient is naïve to biologic therapy … We will also conduct subgroup analyses based on the patient population evaluated, including patients … Efficacy and safety results from the randomized controlled comparative study of adalimumab vs.

437. DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/observational-research-scores_research.pdf
     May 01, 2012 - about the outcomes, clinical effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services … In observational studies assessing beneficial (effectiveness) or adverse (safety) outcomes, confounding … A common question in pharmacoepidemiologic studies of drug safety is whether the risk conferred by a … Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2008;17:546-555. … Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safety 2005;14(7):465-76.

438. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1312 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
     December 01, 2013 - designed to cater to the special needs of the senior population (people aged 65 and older) to improve safety … adherence to medication regimens for chronic diseases and be used in clinical trials to better understand safety … safety.20,21 During the transition, medications may be altered and self-care responsibilities increased … effectiveness and safety. … In general, experts called for more substantial data proving the safety and effectiveness of this care

439. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_clinician.pdf
     August 01, 2017 - Therapy: Adverse Effects (See Table 3) �� Evidence regarding the long-term (more than 3 months) safety … Evidence regarding their longer-term efficacy and safety is limited or lacking. �� Outcome reporting … Key Points for Clinician and Patient and Caregiver Discussions �� CBT-I appears to be effective and … Ordering Information For electronic copies of this clinician research summary, the companion patient … To order free print copies of the patient resource, call the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at 800

440. March 2nd Mitigating Racial Bias in Healthcare Algorithms Public Meeting (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/impact-healthcare-algorithms-racial-ethnic-disparities-March-2.pdf
     May 15, 2023 - green space, broadband, economic opportunity, transportation, schools, healthy food access, public safety … /year (US) ► Market estimates: 150-200 million patients/year (US) • Common goal: Find patients who are … ET Supporting Algorithmic Equity in a Public Healthcare System: a Case Study in Opioid Safety 76 … • Algorithm developers are not subject matter experts in patient care. … Shah, MBBS, PhD Supporting Algorithmic Equity in a Public Healthcare System: a Case Study in Opioid Safety