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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/recombinant-factor-viia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2010 - The FDA drug approval process
mandates randomized clinical trials that demonstrate
efficacy and safety … components, we made
use of different categories of studies classified by study
design and quality:
• Randomized … controlled trials (RCTs) on the five
selected indications of intracranial hemorrhage,
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NA=not
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hemorrhage-postpartum_research-protocol.pdf
June 11, 2014 - After PPH has been
controlled, followup management varies and may include laboratory testing (e.g., … not having value for PPH management
Abbreviations: KQ=key question; ICU=Intensive Care Unit; RCT=randomized … controlled trial
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: June 11, 2014 … We will use the Cochrane Risk of
Bias tool50 for randomized controlled trials and the Newcastle-Ottawa … trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/predictors-trauma-care_research-protocol.pdf
May 31, 2017 - The studies maybe randomized trials or prospective or retrospective
observational studies. … key
organizations such as the American College of Surgeons, and searches of the
ClinicalTrials.gov trial … Abstracted information relevant for
assessing applicability will include the number of patients randomized … of Individual Studies
Predefined criteria will be used to assess the risk of bias for individual controlled … 5 and 13
15 limit 14 to humans
Database: EBM Reviews - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - suggested a wide range of other risk factors for prostate
cancer, but these have not been confirmed in controlled … the disease in symptomatic
men (but not for screening asymptomatic men).14 A meta-
analysis of seven randomized … controlled trials of screening
using PSA testing alone, or in combination with digital
rectal examination … Screening for prostate cancer: Systematic review and
meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. … in the prostate component
of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO)
Cancer Screening Trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Initial clinical trial results
suggest that insulin may improve certain cognitive measures in patients … nasal spray bottles.5,7,11 In 2013, the
Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study registered the largest randomized … , controlled trial to date
(n=240) for this intervention for treating AD and amnestic MCI.10 Various … Experts stated that the available clinical trial data are not yet
robust enough to assume efficacy … Further, only one of two insulin doses used in the trial appeared to be effective,
one expert with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
November 30, 2012 - the other more useful.
16 Peer Reviewer
#2
General
Comments
I find the discussion of cluster randomized … compliance with key
components of the intervention if this is found to be
unsatisfactory during the trial … The cluster randomized trials included in this report
did use run in periods and could be considered … it is
not clear why this method was singled out in the summation (as
opposed to adaptive cluster randomized … “A Randomized Double-Blind
Controlled Trial of Taurolidine-Citrate Catheter Locks for the
Prevention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - Finally, we stand by
the insufficient grade for KQ 6c,
as there are two conflicting
randomized trials … controlled trials
or observational studies, the types of studies that are considered valid in the systematic … Moreover, your analysis only considered randomized clinical trials. … It is not correct that the review
only included randomized trials. … Data
from large, randomized controlled trials with clinical endpoints would be an ideal tool to make
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
April 02, 2013 - As PTSD only became an official diagnosis
in 1986, it is not surprising that large well-controlled prevention … inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment versus
continued outpatient psychotherapy on psychosocial outcome: a randomized … controlled trial in trauma patients. … harmful, one would at least expect to see an
increase in scores, although this may reflect that some trial … Again reference to single CISD finding seems inconsistent with the review
conventions: “The single trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/improving-utility-evidence-synthesis-white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Controlled Trial Data”8 and “Treatment for Acute Pain: An Evidence Map”9 both included
clinical practice … In anticipation of
sufficient evidence, reviewers may decide to restrict to randomized controlled trials … Controlled Trial Data. … Trial
Data17
2019
National
Center for
Posttraumati
c Stress
Disorder
Yes Yes No No No No … Controlled Trial Data.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/congestive-heart-failure-medicines_research.pdf
March 01, 2010 - Health Care Research Report Number 19
1
Introduction
In 1986, the Vasodilator in Heart Failure Trial … combination of hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate (H-ISDN) compared to
placebo.1 The V-HeFT-II trial … the superiority of an angiotensin converting
enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) over H-ISDN,2 and subsequent randomized … Results of the survival and ventricular
enlargement trial. The SAVE Investigators. … A clinical trial of the angiotensin-
converting-enzyme inhibitor trandolapril in
patients with left
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
August 07, 2012 - antihistamines and decongestants for the treatment of OME has been extensively studied
in primary randomized … controlled trials (RCTs) and summarized in recent systematic reviews19, 20 and
clinical practice guidelines … Category Criteria for Inclusion
Study design Meta-analyses, systematic reviews, RCTs, and nonrandomized controlled … with persistent bilateral otitis media with effusion in primary care: double blind
randomised placebo controlled … trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/version-2-risk-of-reinfection-from-SARSCoV2_0.pdf
December 31, 2022 - Planned Updates
For this update, we modified our search strategies to focus on identifying longitudinal controlled … Comparative
Trial
Netherlands
Patients with PCR confirmed COVID-
19 disease, age >18 years. … interventional
trial
France
Group 1: SARS-CoV-2 naive
participants (participants without
antecedent … interventional
trial
Mali
Group 1: Hospitalized patients in one
of the four centers in Bamako … A general parametric
approach to the meta‐analysis of randomized
clinical trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-240-acute-pain-appendix-f.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - Risk of bias assessment for randomized controlled trials
Author, Year
(Full citations are listed in
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May 05, 2017 - Added "Randomized Comparative Studies"
header
Peer
Reviewer #1
Executive Summary P 20
Figure … P23
Line 45
Why is “Quality of life and
patient-centered
outcomes” in a tinier font
than “Non-Randomized … "The two randomized
comparative trials were not combined in a meta-
analysis on the basis of clinical … It must, because only one
trial is nonrandomized. … If children (ww vs TT)
are properly randomized there
should NOT be a major difference in
COME/hearing
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May 05, 2017 - Added "Randomized Comparative Studies"
header
Peer
Reviewer #1
Executive Summary P 20
Figure … P23
Line 45
Why is “Quality of life and
patient-centered
outcomes” in a tinier font
than “Non-Randomized … "The two randomized
comparative trials were not combined in a meta-
analysis on the basis of clinical … It must, because only one
trial is nonrandomized. … If children (ww vs TT)
are properly randomized there
should NOT be a major difference in
COME/hearing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - These included searches of trial registry and
conference abstract databases for relevant articles from … controlled trial [RCT] vs. observational). … One fair-quality RCT
found improvement in EPDS scores at 6 months in
women randomized to screening … found low rates of
appropriate followup in the majority of studies, with a
notable exception in a trial … data could, in
turn, be used to estimate the size, costs, and value of
information of a comparative trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medicine-safety-call-center_research.pdf
September 01, 2007 - heart attacks and strokes on prolonged use was not detected by the
MedWatch system but rather through controlled … For example, a paper describing randomized control trials
conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of … Brewer N, Lykens M, Harris LE, Newell JA,
Collins J, Tierney WM (2002) "Issues in conducting randomized … controlled trials of health
services research interventions in nonacademic practice settings: the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/it-architecture-for-post-marketing-surveillance-arizona-cert.pdf
September 01, 2007 - heart attacks and strokes on prolonged use was not detected by the
MedWatch system but rather through controlled … For example, a paper describing randomized control trials
conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of … Brewer N, Lykens M, Harris LE, Newell JA,
Collins J, Tierney WM (2002) "Issues in conducting randomized … controlled trials of health
services research interventions in nonacademic practice settings: the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - FDA has recommended
classifying eluxadoline as a controlled substance, thus prompting final scheduling … rates up to 24% reported in some vedolizumab trials and the unknown risk of PML outside
of well-controlled … clinical trial populations as limiting the drug’s potential to fulfill an unmet
need for more efficacious
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_disposition-comments.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Randomized controlled studies (RCT’s) are
the method of choice to determine the
appropriate care for … Peer Reviewer
5
Results p.100 line 26: PIVOT trial. … We have provided additional information on harms from
randomized trials. … controlled trials
("RCTs") comparing conventional radiation to
proton therapy. … If a trial to compare AS vs.