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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pediatric-ehr_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Examples of sources of grey literature include government
websites, clinical trial databases, trade … Designs: We will allow randomized controlled trials, cohort, and pre-post study designs because
these … population Pediatric, outpatient
Publication languages English only
Admissible evidence Study design
Randomized … controlled trials, including wait-list control, cohorts with comparison, pre-post
cohort without comparison
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - For Key Questions 2 and 3, we included randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) that combined men and women … loss to followup and dropout patterns, and forced
intention-to-treat analyses using the number of
randomized … Quality
CI Confidence interval
NNT Number needed to treat
PFMT Pelvic floor muscle training
RCT Randomized … controlled trial
RR Relative risk
UI Urinary incontinence
References
1. … Systematic review:
randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments for urinary
incontinence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/community-health-worker-protocol.pdf
March 26, 2019 - conducted outside of the United
States
Study
design
• Studies with a comparison group, such
as randomized … controlled trials,
nonrandomized controlled trials,
before/after studies, cross-sectional, or
historical … Information Management
Aided, where appropriate, by controlled vocabulary terms and text words, we will
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/field-triage-glascow_executive.pdf
January 01, 2017 - For all
Key Questions, we included cohort studies and randomized
trials that directly compared the … of the mGCS versus the tGCS were published in 1998 and
2003.18,19
The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled … A number of studies
on predictive utility were conducted in ED settings, which
is more controlled and … Research Recommendations
Head-to-head observational or randomized studies that
assess one set of patients … Randomized controlled
trial of a scoring aid to improve Glasgow Coma Scale scoring
by emergency medical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2014 - concurred that there is an unmet need for treatment
options for patients whose chronic gout is not well controlled … indomethacin plus rilonacept, and 2.7% with rilonacept alone).”
22
In a second double-blind, placebo-controlled … However, some of the experts stated that large,
randomized, double-blind trials are needed to better … perspectives stated that PRP injections could gain
larger acceptance if shown to be effective in randomized … Trial watch: BLYS-targeted
antibody shows promise in Phase III SLE trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy-2011_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - estimating nonrandomized therapeutic studies were
significantly lower when compared with well designed randomized … controlled clinical trials. … Methodological index for non-randomized
studies (minors): development and
validation of a new instrument … Improving the completeness and
transparency of reports of randomized trials
in oral health: the CONSORT … with
concurrent controls
D Cohort (retrospective) study with
concurrent controls
E Case-controlled
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
November 24, 2014 - pharmacodynamically optimized dosing schemes
evaluated in “PK/PD” focused clinical trials, both
randomized … For
example, patients randomized to PK/PD antibiotic therapy
vs a control group, could assess results … comorbidities), even if the PK/PD approaches are
beneficial, this may be difficult to prove without a trial … Nseir S, Antimicrobial treatment for ventilator-
associated tracheobronchitis: a randomized, controlled … The review
should point out that there is still equipoise to do
randomized trials evaluating PD relationships
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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/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_executive.pdf
October 01, 2012 - We
included 14 published articles: 9 randomized controlled
trials (RCTs), 1 nonrandomized controlled … trial, and 4
prospective cohort studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nonopioid-chronic-pain-ape_0.xlsx
August 08, 2017 - Neuropathic Pain
Author, Year
Country
Trial Name
Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population … Characteristics N Randomized
N Analyzed Intervention Duration (weeks) Funding Source
Arezzo, 2008
U.S … Fibromyalgia
Author, Year
Country
Trial Name
Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population … Inflammatory Arthritis
Author, Year
Country
Trial Name
Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other … controlled trials; RD = risk difference; RR = rate ratio; SMD: standardized mean difference; tNSAID
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-225-substance-abuse-adolescents-evidence-summary%20225%20Substance%20Use%20Adolescents.pdf
May 01, 2020 - Results
We found 118 randomized controlled trials that evaluated treatment of adolescents or
young
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-other-plant-based-treatments-surveillance-report-1-updated_0.PDF
December 01, 2021 - Results to Date
Results Overview
The systematic review included evidence from 27 studies (20 randomized … controlled trials
and 7 observational studies), all assessing cannabis interventions (see the full
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_disposition-comments.pdf
April 22, 2013 - Controlled
Clin Trials 1990;11:339, Verhagen AP et al. … I think you put too much emphasis on a
poor trial (Hoffman). … In addition, you have a fair trial on metformin that
provides more reliable results. … We reviewed our quality rating for this study and
confirmed it meets criteria for a “good” trial. … management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain:
systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised
controlled
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/suppl-1-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - However, the classic
discussions of these concepts mainly focus on the
extent to which estimates from randomized … Likewise, randomized trial designs
have limited ability to identify average treatment
effects for those … patients not studied (i.e., patients
not meeting trial inclusion criteria or refusing to
participate … whether
surgery rates from AMI patients should increase
(objective 4) in comparison to existing randomized … controlled trial (RCT) evidence.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypofractionated-radiation-therapy-draft-appendix-d2.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Intervention Details
Author, year KQ Trial Arms, number Arm Group Total dose, Gy Total number of fractions … Dose constraints were applied to organs at risk and were amended during the trial… Androgen deprivation … Rectal balloon used for planning only No NR No NR
Kishan, 2023 KQ5 IG1 IG1 40 5 8 UHF NR Patients were randomized … MRI No NR No NR Yes Full bladder, Empty rectum
Kishan, 2023 KQ5 IG2 IG2 40 5 8 UHF NR Patients were randomized … (Computed tomography) No NR No NR No NR No NR No NR
Wang, 2022 KQ1 IG2 IG2 78 39 2 CF NR Patients randomized
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nephropathy-contrast-induced_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - We included
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of any intervention to
prevent CIN (including administration … independently assessed each study’s risk of
bias using five items from the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool
for randomized
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-postpartum-screening_research-protocol.pdf
May 01, 2013 - symptoms meet the diagnostic criteria for depression are given effective treatments, then
a study that randomized … 17
Study
Characteristic Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Study design • Original data
• Randomized … controlled trials: All sample sizes
• Observational studies: sample size ≥100 subjects
• Editorials … controlled trial [RCT]
versus observational study) that may be related to outcomes. … controlled trial
RDC Research Diagnostic Criteria
SADS Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-screening_research-protocol.pdf
May 18, 2011 - Study
Design
KQs 1–2: Systematic review, randomized or nonrandomized controlled
trial, prospective … databases:
MEDLINE
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled … For the purposes of this
review, grey literature comprises information that is not controlled by commercial … and
manufacturer Web sites, and information regarding ongoing and future research via
clinical trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd_research-protocol.pdf
August 10, 2010 - Strategies will use
combinations of controlled vocabulary (medical subject headings, keywords) and text … Data Synthesis
Qualitative synthesis
For each trial, information on population characteristics (including … Additionally, if there are sufficient studies we
will explore trial specific factors such as 1) duration
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_1-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
August 13, 2012 - this
disagreement occurs when different stakeholders
debate whether evidence is needed from a new
randomized … controlled trial or whether evidence
can be obtained from an analysis of an existing
database.