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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-radiation_appendixes.pdf
June 16, 2008 - Final
report of a Northern California Oncology Group randomized prospective clinical trial. … A prospective, randomized, dynamically balanced trial. … A randomized controlled trial of varying radiation
doses in the treatment of choroidal melanoma. … Advanced prostate cancer: the results of a
randomized comparative trial of high dose irradiation boosting … controlled trial [see comment].
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholders-engagement-others_white-paper.pdf
September 01, 2013 - More
importantly, the nature of the clinical trial may or may not yield information that patients and … world” practice and the effectiveness of
treatments and procedures, and are to be distinguished from randomized … controlled trials or
scientific experiments that cannot measure real-life experience, in some cases … In the view of some, only registries that are created, maintained, and controlled by
patients or patient … Terms such as
“patient-generated,” “patient-run,” “patient-powered,” and “participant-controlled” can
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-glucose-control_research.pdf
July 01, 2010 - We have published an observational study
regarding the effectiveness of exenatide;16 however, controlled … Exenatide versus insulin glargine in patients
with suboptimally controlled type 2
diabetes: a randomized … trial. … twice-daily exenatide and
biphasic insulin aspart in patients with type
2 diabetes who were suboptimally controlled
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/postpartum-care-one-year-protocol-amendment.pdf
April 25, 2022 - controlled trials (N ≥10 participants per group)
● Nonrandomized comparative studies, longitudinal … U.S. only
● Outpatient care
● Exclude: Institutionalized settings (e.g., prisons)
Design
● Randomized … controlled trials (N ≥10 participants per group)
● Nonrandomized comparative studies, longitudinal … We will include specific
controlled vocabulary terms (MeSH or Emtree), along with specific free-text … controlled trial
ROBINS-I Risk of Bias in Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions
SoE strength of evidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/behavioral-health-screening-disposition-comments.pdf
April 09, 2025 - This statement refers to the use of the risk
of bias assessment tool for randomized
controlled trials … (2017) Cognitive-behavioral family treatment for suicide
attempt prevention: a randomized controlled … trial. … Controlled Trial. … (2010) Attachment-based family therapy for adolescents
with suicidal ideation: A randomized controlled
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_pepticulcer_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - In the absence of
randomized or long-term trials for POEM, some experts are uncertain of POEM’s degree … In three patients, GERD symptoms
were controlled with proton pump inhibitors.
24
In another case … In the absence of randomized or long-term trials for POEM, some experts remain unsure how
impactful … controlled trials. … , double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial, investigators
reported that 63% of patients (n
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Additional materials
were sought by searching for regulatory information,
clinical trial registries, … We identified no randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
or observational studies comparing the outcomes … We identified no RCTs or controlled
observational studies that evaluated harms associated
with screening … The
largest trial included 120 patients. … Two controlled trials assessed the efficacy of treatment
of subclinical hyperthyroidism; both of these
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Clinical trials: In the phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled TRAFFIC trial,
patients … , double-blind, placebo-controlled TRANSPORT trial, patients
(n=559) homozygous for the F508del mutation … In the phase III, randomized, double-blind, controlled ASCEND
trial, patients (n=555) with IPF were … In two replicate, phase III, randomized, double-blind, 52-week trials (INPULSIS-1
and INPULSIS-2), … In the phase III, randomized, controlled, INSPIRE trial,
patients (n=264) who were registered primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stem-cell-children_surveillance.pdf
October 29, 2012 - Indexed Citations and Ovid MEDLINE(R) <1946 to September 25, 2012> and the Cochrane
Central Register of Controlled … search strategies appearing in the CER’s Appendix A.1 The syntax and vocabulary, which
include both controlled … one new trial), practice guideline (from
major specialty organization or published in peer-reviewed … is defined as: 1) a trial published in top 5 general medical journals such as: Lancet, JAMA, Annals … No new evidence NA NA NA NA NA
CER=comparative effectiveness review; RCT=randomized controlled trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-update_research-protocol.pdf
September 20, 2013 - method relies heavily on one-on-one therapy sessions during
which a trained therapist uses discrete trial … And for randomized controlled trials, was there an intent-to-treat
analysis? … controlled trial, prospective observational study, etc.). … we will present results
by study design, with a focus on those designs less subject to bias (i.e., randomized … controlled
trials, controlled trials) and those studies rated as of higher quality in our quality-assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Searches were conducted in PubMed®,
Embase®, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled
Trials, and … controlled trials (RCTs), one reviewer
extracted and a second reviewer verified the data. … Flow chart of included studies
CCRCT = Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; KQ = Key Question … Flow chart of included studies
CCRCT = Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; KQ = Key Question … If randomized studies are deemed
necessary, consideration should be given to paired
randomized designs
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vitamin-d-calcium_disposition-comments.pdf
September 15, 2014 - clinical trial were combined. … There appears to be no effort to find those
trials, for example, the Lappe trial in Nebraska did not … Both the update and older report cover studies with
different designs (randomized clinical trials, prospective … Lynette, Vitamin D does not
Increase Calcium Absorption in Young Women: A
Randomized Clinical Trial … (Reference: Aloia,
J.F., et al., A randomized controlled trial of vitamin D3
supplementation in African
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ehc-research-gaps-telehealth.pdf
April 01, 2023 - However, recognizing
potential ethical and logistical challenges, consider
different trial designs … Study Design
• Nonrandomized controlled study (NRS) designs,
ideally using a propensity score matching … Study Design
• Randomized controlled trials, with clearly defined
comparison groups and health outcomes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/head-neck-cancer-update_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2015 - .
�� Well-designed, multicenter, prospective observational
studies—where randomized trials are not
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/joint-replacement-evidence%20-summary.pdf
November 01, 2021 - Our searches targeted randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) and adequately adjusted nonrandomized comparative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/14_substanceabuse_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - A larger trial is planned. … in the ClinicalTrials.gov database, the
developers of the program state that they are conducting a randomized … , controlled trial that will
investigate the Text2Quit program combined with the Smokefree.gov program … July 2011 press release, the
manufacturer stated that data from a phase III placebo- and active-drug-controlled … Naltrexone (once-monthly controlled-release,
Medisorb). [138 p].
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - The decision to limit the review to randomized
controlled trials and cohort studies is stated but the … For key question 4 the RCTs used are not of equal quality
and differ significantly in the population randomized … for GDM.2
We applaud the reviewers for considering the full body of
available evidence—including randomized … controlled trials;
nonrandomized controlled trials; and prospective and
retrospective cohort studies—in … At least two high-quality randomized controlled trials of
treatment of lesser degrees of glucose intolerance
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/documentation-burden-protocol.pdf
July 26, 2023 - In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, MEDLINE® Daily, MEDLINE®, Cochrane
Central Registrar of Controlled … language
studies
• Conference
abstracts
Abbreviations: EHR = electronic health record; RCT = randomized … Language Processing
PICOTS Populations, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes, Timing, and Settings
RCT Randomized … Clinical Trial
SEADS Supplemental Evidence and Data for Systematic Reviews
U.K.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/missing-data-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper.pdf
February 01, 2018 - accounted for in analyses to the extent possible (known as informative censoring in the context
of randomized … Additionally, while randomized clinical trials (RCTs)
often limit their samples to a narrow and often
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/clinical-care-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2024 - 7
Study Parameter Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Type of studies Systematic reviews, randomized … controlled trials, and
observational studies with a comparison group, including pre-
post studies … the
primary reviewer will use the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing the risk of bias of
randomized … controlled trials (RCTs) or the ROBINS-I tool for assessing the Risk Of Bias In
Non-randomized Studies … performance bias, detection bias, attrition bias, reporting bias, and other bias.27 When
assessing non-randomized