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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
November 28, 2012 - Midterm outcomes in patients with
intermediate-sized hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled … controlled trial. … Randomised controlled trial comparing
percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation, percutaneous ethanol … A randomized controlled trial of
transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with lipiodol, doxorubicin … A randomized controlled trial of radiofrequency
ablation with ethanolinjection for small hepatocellular
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostatic-hyperplasia-medications_research-protocol.pdf
April 21, 2015 - Trials (CENTRAL) to identify randomized controlled
trials for primary health outcomes published and … controlled trials as topic/
88. randomized controlled trial/
89. random allocation/
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … /
93. clinical trial, phase i.pt.
94. clinical trial, phase ii.pt.
95. clinical trial, phase iii.pt … .
96. clinical trial, phase iv.pt.
97. controlled clinical trial.pt.
98. randomized controlled trial.pt … controlled trials as topic/
87. randomized controlled trial/
88. random allocation/
89. double blind
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/delirium-research-protocol.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Recently, increasing numbers of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been
published to study delirium … controlled trials … • For adverse events, we will include
randomized controlled trials, non-
randomized controlled trials … dichotomous outcomes, we will calculate a pooled effect estimate of the relative risk
between the trial … Definition of Terms
ICU = intensive care unit
OR = odds ratio
RCT = randomized controlled trial
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-substitute_0.pdf
October 03, 2019 - This includes review organizations, clinical trial registries, regulatory
agencies, and Google. … FDA, Health Canada, and other controlled
vocabularies used to index biomedical literature. … comparison studies) if preliminary searches identify insufficient evidence (<5 randomized
controlled … controlled trial'/de OR random*:ti)
S11 Limit to
Systematic Reviews
S8 AND ('systematic review' … controlled
trials (RCTs) or individual RCTs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth_research.pdf
January 01, 2020 - To identify currently
funded or recently completed randomized controlled trials intended to reduce use … controlled trial
Note: Numbers in circles represent the position of Key Questions in the intervention … controlled trial[pt] OR controlled clinical trial[pt] OR random allocation[mh] OR double-blind
method … [mh] OR single-blind method[mh] OR clinical trial[pt] OR "clinical trial"[tiab] OR random[tiab] OR
randomized … trial” OR random OR randomized OR randomly OR
controlled OR control OR controls OR “interrupted time
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2011 - controlled trials (RCTs) except one, which was
a randomized crossover trial.22 We excluded the remaining … Buteyko breathing techniques in
asthma: a blinded randomised controlled trial. … Randomized trial of the effect
of an integrative medicine approach to the management of asthma
in adults … controlled trial. … Breathing retraining
for dysfunctional breathing in asthma: a randomised controlled trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-high-risk-drugs-rapid-response.pdf
January 01, 2024 - If not, we
would examine empirical studies (randomized controlled trials [RCTs] and non-
randomized … If
systematic reviews are not available: randomized
controlled trials, non-randomized studies with … controlled trial; VT = venous thromboembolism
*For RCTs, we used a Cochrane Collaboration tool for … ;
PM = pacemaker; PSP = patient safety practice; RCT = randomized controlled trial; SR = systematic … Secondary analysis of the SIM-AF cluster randomized clinical
trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-eligibility-criteria.ppt
January 01, 2000 - Types of Studies To Be Included
Limit to randomized controlled trials? … Types of Studies To Be Included
Limiting a review to randomized controlled trials is appropriate for … Notice that the question focuses on “efficacy” (which suggests the inclusion of randomized controlled … Exercise 2: Implications of a Question That Requires Narrow Criteria
Efficacy: randomized controlled … Only 3 of 169 studies were randomized controlled trials; 122 were case series.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
November 01, 2013 - Results from a randomized
controlled trial in US women veterans. … A systematic assessment of
validity in a randomized trial. … A randomized controlled
trial of the impact of targeted and tailored interventions
on colorectal cancer … A randomized
controlled trial to improve lymph node assessment in stage
II colon cancer. … controlled trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - The authors
only included randomized controlled trials. … The authors
only included randomized controlled trials. … Peer Reviewer
#2
Discussion There is a clear and obvious need for well done randomized
controlled … There is a
clear and obvious need for well done randomized controlled
trials comparing treatments versus … Peer Reviewer
#2
General The authors report on a meta-analysis of randomized controlled
trials examining
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_surveillance.pdf
December 31, 2013 - type 2 diabetes: a randomized,
double-blind, placebo-controlled
study. … controlled trial. … controlled
trial. … controlled
trial. … clinical
trial"[Publication Type] OR "randomized controlled trial"[Publication Type] OR "comparative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_9-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - This chapter
provides an overview of study size and power calculations in randomized controlled trials … controlled
trials (RCTs). … In the case of a trial comparing
treatments, this is the probability of finding a
statistically significant … cholesterol), investigators must make
assumptions about the standard deviation of the
outcome in each trial … CONSORT 2010 statement: updated
guidelines for reporting parallel group randomized
trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-risk-reduction_research.pdf
October 25, 2010 - Lifestyle, diet, weight loss, exercise modification
Randomized controlled trials of diet, exercise, … studies, reviews)
Aromatase Inhibitors
Randomized controlled trials
Basic science
Other (e.g., … Controlled
Trials, Clinical Trial Results, WHO Trial Registries) and grant databases (NIHRePORTER, … controlled trials I
Observational studies 223
Gene-based drugs Randomized controlled trials … controlled trial in osteoporotic
postmenopausal women.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-tympanostomy_research.pdf
June 01, 2017 - Literature flow
RCT: randomized controlled trial; CT.gov: ClinicalTrials.gov; ICTRP: International … Quality
of life after surgery for recurrent otitis media
in a randomized controlled trial. … controlled trial. … Discrepancies Between Randomized
Controlled Trial Registry Entries and
Content of Corresponding Manuscripts … Comparison of
randomized controlled trial registry entries
and content of reports in surgery journals
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-g-surv-report-1-nonopioid-pharmacol-chronic-pain.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - Quality assessments of included randomized controlled trials
Author, Year Randomization Adequate Allocation
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-bias_methods.pdf
February 01, 2013 - One review
included both randomized and “quasi-randomized controlled trials,” while the other
review … included randomized controlled trials with at least 10 subjects per arm
published in a variety of languages … controlled trial
Population
Inclusion criteria for the population(s) of interest should be defined … Food and Drug Administration; RCT = randomized controlled trial;
SIP = scientific information packet … For example, when the evidence from randomized controlled trials that directly compare
interventions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-2006_appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2006 - (TARGET),
cardiovascular outcomes: randomised controlled
trial. … patients per
trial was 95,
with a range
from 9 to 455. … Trial duration 4
weeks to 13 months. … placebo arms, 2
randomized parallel-
group double-blinded
trials, 2 randomized
crossover trials, … and 1
randomized placebo-
controlled double-blinded
trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_research-protocol.pdf
December 31, 2013 - Since the initial CER,
several large randomized controlled trials20,23 and smaller randomized trials26 … controlled trial (RCT) of any duration
o Nonrandomized study (NRS) if it is a continuation of an RCT … controlled trial; SAE = serious adverse event; SR = sustained release; TC = total
cholesterol; TIA … –
Lipid
Lowering
Arm (ASCOT-‐LLA): a multicentre randomised
controlled
trial. … controlled trial[pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] or randomized controlled trials[mh] or
random
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-272-genitourinary-syndrome-executive-summary.pdf
July 01, 2024 - Among 19 high RoB randomized controlled trials , the most common source of bias was
missing outcome … The relevant arms of each trial are described in their respective
sections. … Clinical
Trial. … Clinical
Trial. … controlled trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-principles_methods.pdf
August 01, 2009 - Centralization at the SRC of activities where EPC proficiency and skill vary, such as
searching clinical trial … controlled trials (RCTs) to case reports. … of bias from confounding by indication and other threats to internal
validity.40,42–47 The ideal trial … The evolution of the
randomized controlled trial and its role in
evidence-based decision making. … Should
meta-analyses of interventions include
observational studies in addition to randomized
controlled