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April 01, 2025 - Facilities and Clinicians Treating
Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease and Use
of Home Dialysis: A Randomized … Clinical Trial. … clinical trial or randomized controlled trial).pt. or (control or controls or
controlled or random* … or Comparative Study/ or Controlled Before-
After Studies/ or Cross-Sectional Studies/ or exp Evaluation … , Randomized Controlled Trial (19)
S9 TI S3 AND S6 Limiters - Published Date: 20180301-20230731; English
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_executive.pdf
December 01, 2012 - For randomized controlled trials
(RCTs), we used the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool;6 for
cohort studies … Short-term testicular descent in two-arm, randomized, placebo-controlled studies
Study
N
Length of … controlled trial
11
body of epidemiologic data and data from noncomparative
studies to which we … In order for this
comparison to be valid, the trial would also need to
control for location within … Such a trial would be ethical, as primary
orchiopexy would not be the focus of the study and would
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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/related_files/stem-cell-children_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - For example,
the literature on the use of HSCT in
hematologic malignancies is robust,
including randomized … controlled trials
that date back 20 years, and its practice is
supported by evidence-based guidelines … Sources and Study Selection
Electronic databases searched were MEDLINE®,
Embase®, and the Cochrane Controlled … Randomized controlled trials were
rare for any of the indications included in this systematic
review … For inherited metabolic diseases, controlled trials with
sufficient followup are needed to evaluate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-220-disposition-comments-analgesics-prehospital-setting.pdf
September 03, 2019 - study for opioids or ketamine in to
the review, assuming the pain had to be at least
moderate for a trial … controlled trial. … In EMS, accountability for
controlled substances has a particular set of
challenges, as does deploying … Example: Prehospital
Analgesia with Intranasal Ketamine (PAIN-K): A
Randomized Double-Blind Trial in … The inclusion of mainly
randomized controlled trials is rigorous.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Data Sources and Selection
We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-
randomized controlled … and quasi-randomized
trials. … controlled trials as the highest level of
evidence, followed by comparative observational studies. … controlled trial of glaucoma screening
would be the optimal study design, as an RCT design
would allow … assessment
of stereoscopic optic disc photographs for glaucoma: the European
Optic Disc Assessment Trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fetal-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
July 05, 2011 - In fact, the poorly conducted randomized
clinical trial in the United States (100% prematurity,
100% … text to be more specific: 8 of 32
(25%) with recurrent pulmonary
infections; and 25% with asthma
controlled … has been put
forth by theData Monitoring and Safety Committee of
the BostonChildren‟s study, a well-controlled … We have strengthened information
regarding the lack of randomized trials
making direct comparisons … The Senat (Eurofoetus) trial randomized patients to
either amnioreduction or laser PRIOR to any
intervention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-function_research-protocol.pdf
June 13, 2013 - Long-term outcomes
– All-cause mortality
– ≥1 year MACE rates
Type of
study
• We will include randomized … controlled trials and
observational studies with a comparison group … the following databases for primary studies: MEDLINE®, EMBASE®,
and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled … anticipate the studies to be predominantly observational
in nature, including post-hoc analyses of randomized … controlled trials that studied ACS
interventions.
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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/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/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 01, 2012 - It is a controlled clinical trial. … This study was described as a controlled trial
not a randomized controlled trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-236-maternal-fetal-child-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
April 15, 2021 - Rather than using the vague term “trials”, it
would be better to specify if this refers to randomized … controlled trials or other types of trials (e.g., non-
randomized, non-controlled trials). … “Rates of loss of consciousness did not
appear to vary by dose and were similar
among women randomized … specific about the reasons that the evidence
on harms of treatment is of low quality (e.g., poorly
controlled … This now reads: “for both
drugs, we found evidence bases with two
or more randomized controlled trials
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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/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/antiplatelet-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
September 25, 2013 - This is reflected in the assessment of
appropriate ROB items that were scored separately (e.g.,
randomized … clinical trial data is currently
lacking. … There has been a call for a large randomized trial to evaluate
the utility of platelet function testing … ES-22: In CURE, we did find an effect modification for GOF
alleles.
4) Why no meta-analysis of randomized … Especially the need for a prospective randomized trial to
assess whether alternative therapy based on
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vaccines-safety-protocol-130325.pdf
September 18, 2012 - rule out overt toxicity and
identify potential toxic effects that might occur during the clinical trial … Investigational New Drug application must be submitted so that the
FDA can monitor the safety of clinical trial … retrospective observational
studies that compare vaccine recipients with an unvaccinated group, self-controlled … retrospective
observational studies
that compare vaccine
recipients with an
unvaccinated group,
self-controlled
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/engaging-caregivers-appendix-b.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - Mean, Unless Specified) Patient Female % Caregiver Female % Race/Ethnicity
(As Reported by Authors) N Randomized … training and time; framework development time; materials; registry for data collection and feedback Controlled … intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay; NR = not reported; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9; RCT = randomized … controlled trial; RR = relative risk; SD = standard deviation; SMART = Substance Misuse in Adolescents
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Data Sources and Selection
MEDLINE® was searched from January 1, 1990, through
March 30, 2012, for randomized … Embase® was searched from January
1, 1990, to March 30, 2012, for randomized controlled
trials (RCTs … The Cochrane
Controlled Trials Register was searched without date
restriction using the same search … The gray literature was also searched,
including databases with regulatory information, clinical
trial … In this approach, rather
than randomizing individual patients, wards or units are
randomized to the
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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