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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/women-hiv_research-protocol.pdf
March 01, 2016 - design that allows, even under strong assumptions, estimation of the impact
of a resource, including randomized … trials, non-randomized comparisons of cohorts, and
before-after studies. … Any comparative design is
eligible including randomized trials, nonrandomized comparisons of cohorts … the effectiveness and safety of treatments for co-occurring diseases or risk
factors, eligible are randomized
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2012 - Published Online: October 2012.
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Comment# Commentator &
Affiliation
Section Comment Response
randomized … trials, which did not
capture many issues of methodologic
quality within non-randomized quality
improvement … trials, which did not
capture many issues of methodologic
quality within non-randomized quality
improvement … A CQI study could be an RCT,
but it would need to be cluster-randomized design. … The Temel study in the
NEJM was done at a single site essentially as a
randomized Phase II trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s66.pdf
October 01, 2007 - DISCUSSION
Randomized clinical trials have consistently shown the
efficacy of biologic DMARDs in controlling … A controlled clinical trial. Arthritis Rheum. 1985;28:721–730.
5. … A 48-week double-blind, prospective, placebo-
controlled study. … Anti-Tumor Ne-
crosis Factor Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis with Concomitant Therapy
Study Group. … Why randomized controlled clinical trials do not
depict accurately long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/suppl-2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - In an ideal randomized experiment, treatment
assignment is independent of the counterfactual
outcomes … trial, the outcome
experience had the entire population been treated
(Pr[Ya=1=1]) is equal to the … To simplify,
consider a randomized trial of antihypertensive
treatments (CCB or other) and the outcome … Treatment
(A) is randomized. … Subjects randomized to CCBs
(A=1) are more likely to drop out due to adverse
drug effects.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies_research-protocol.pdf
September 27, 2012 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 27, 2012
equipoise and limited randomized … trial data comparing liver-directed therapies22, 23 leaves
uncertainty around which techniques, either … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review
We will include randomized controlled trials … • MEDLINE®
• EMBASE®
• Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Phase III trial comparing protracted
intravenous fluorouracil infusion alone or with yttrium-90 resin
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-future-research-steps-framework_research.pdf
June 01, 2011 - If no recent
reviews of a specific topic were found, a search was
made for randomized controlled trials … controlled trial, STI=sexually
transmitted infection … controlled trial (RCT) for
each topic.5 Research gaps/needs were identified as areas of insufficient … Controlled Trial
RFA Request For Applications
RTI Research Triangle Institute
SBU The Swedish Council … controlled trial,
RTI=Research Triangle Institute, TEP=technical expert panel, UNC=university of North
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/therapies-for-autism-spectrum-disorder-2-9-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - review found methodological weaknesses in
systematic reviews of psychosocial interventions.7 While controlled … languages English only
Admissible evidence (study design
and other criteria)
Admissible designs
• Controlled … country, city, state) and time period, population description,
sample size, and study type (e.g., randomized … controlled trial, prospective observational study,
etc).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - review found methodological weaknesses in
systematic reviews of psychosocial interventions.7 While controlled … languages English only
Admissible evidence (study design
and other criteria)
Admissible designs
• Controlled … country, city, state) and time period, population description,
sample size, and study type (e.g., randomized … controlled trial, prospective observational study,
etc).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/functional-limitations-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
June 01, 2013 - maintenance dosage of 240 mg twice a day, orally.14
Clinical trials: In two multicenter phase III, randomized … Clinical trials: In two multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trials, the effects of
icatibant … Placebo-
controlled phase 3 study of oral BG-12 for
relapsing multiple sclerosis. … Placebo-
controlled phase 3 study of oral BG-12 or
glatiramer in multiple sclerosis. … Results from
FAST-3: a phase III randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, multicenter study
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_research-protocol.pdf
February 22, 2012 - Study Selection Criteria
We will seek to include only comparative studies, preferably randomized … controlled trials
(RCTs), but also nonrandomized comparative studies (including case-control and cohort … librarian for citations
from January 1995 through December 2011:
• MEDLINE®
• EMBASE®
• Cochrane Controlled
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diagnostic-tests-accuracy_research.pdf
January 01, 2013 - sufficient to evaluate a diagnostic test, and reliably identifies trisomy 18 and trisomy 13
when do we need randomized … Using the
principles of randomized controlled trial 17. Bromley B, Lieberman E, Benacerraf BR. … Modeling between-trial
variance structure in mixed treatment
comparisons. Biostatistics.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ear-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
May 04, 2013 - The studies that the reviewer mentions are
randomized by child and by ear. … There is a single randomized
controlled trial (RCT) by Gates in 1987 that showed in a very select
group … This was not simply a trial comparing adenoidectomy
plus myringotomy vs. adenoidectomy plus tubes. … controlled trials (RCTs), nonrandomized controlled
trials and cohort studies.” … It is directly contradicted by the Paradise
clinical trial reported in the NJM and elsewhere and it
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
March 31, 2025 - of breastfeeding can be, and this was done in the
PROBIT trial. … All
of the observational analyses from the PROBIT trial
are included in our review. … insufficient
evidence to draw conclusions about the relationship with
food allergies and no well-controlled … We also agree that randomized clinical trials,
including cluster randomized trials, can help to
understand … Given that randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) are not feasible in breastfeeding research, we
encourage
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-research-amended-protocol.pdf
November 21, 2019 - controlled trials
• Non-randomized studies with
concurrent or historical controls
• Articles … following databases for primary quantitative studies: PubMed,
CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled … For nonrandomized studies, we will use the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for
Non-Randomized … Randomized controlled trials and nonrandomized studies will be analyzed
separately. … dichotomous outcomes are presented, we will calculate a
pooled effect estimate of relative risk between trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiotherapy-proton-beam_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - research applications
since the 1950s and entered clinical practice in the United States
in 1990.1
No randomized … controlled trials and only a few well-conducted
cohort studies have compared proton beam radiation … A requirement (for some indications) that
the patient be treated as part of a clinical
trial.
4. … Dose-response in ra-
diotherapy for localized prostate cancer: results of the Dutch Multicenter
Randomized … Phase III Trial comparing 68 Gy of radiotherapy with 78
Gy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-future_research.pdf
August 09, 2012 - were identified by searching
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled … were identified by searching Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central
Register of Controlled … research, how much is already known about the topic in question, and the desired balance
between a controlled … interviews of
patients
• Surveys of patients and
providers
• Development of decision
aids
• Randomized … Focus groups/interviews
• Surveys of patients,
clinicians, administrators,
liability companies
• Randomized
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
April 01, 2021 - multidisciplinary Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) model in post-
pancreatectomy patients,3 but identified no randomized … • One other meta-analysis (not in the review of reviews) also identified no randomized
trials and … ERAS model with usual care and three low quality uncontrolled ERAS
cohort studies, but identified no randomized … Although we identified 26 systematic reviews (17 in a review of reviews and 9 additional), no
randomized … It
evaluated the ERAS protocol in
persons with post-surgical pain but
identified no randomized trials
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief1-care-coordination.pdf
April 01, 2021 - multidisciplinary Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) model in post-
pancreatectomy patients,3 but identified no randomized … • One other meta-analysis (not in the review of reviews) also identified no randomized
trials and … ERAS model with usual care and three low quality uncontrolled ERAS
cohort studies, but identified no randomized … Although we identified 26 systematic reviews (17 in a review of reviews and 9 additional), no
randomized … It
evaluated the ERAS protocol in
persons with post-surgical pain but
identified no randomized trials
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-263-postpartum-hypertensive-pregnancy-executive-summary.pdf
May 01, 2023 - Our searches targeted comparative studies (i.e., randomized controlled
trials [RCTs] and nonrandomized
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/carbohydrate-intake-appendix-d.xlsx
January 01, 2019 - . 70%
Smoked during first trimester: 0.8% vs. 5.7% Dietary counseling (from Piirainen 2007: further randomized … age, smoking during pregnancy, 2-h OGTT plasma glucose value, energy intake, offspring sex The TOP trial … ) Australia NR Inclusion: Overweight and obese pregnant women with complete data enrolled in SPRING trial … Data System for Research
NR not reported
NS not significant
OGTT oral glucose tolerance test
RCT randomized … controlled trial
SD standard deviation
SE standard error
SPRING Study of Probiotic IN Gestational