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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-service_technical-brief.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Study designs for this limited body of research varied widely and included 1
randomized controlled trial … , 1 quasi-randomized controlled trial, 1 controlled trial, 1 case-control
study, 3 retrospective cohort … 2005, a
randomized controlled trial published in 2007, and a controlled trial published in 2010. … Fewer
accidents and better maintenance with active
wheelchair check-ups: a randomized
controlled clinical … Mean age=63
White: 60%
Male: 79%
Conditions included:
RA or OA of the knee
Randomized
Controlled
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/overview
January 01, 2018 - Randomized controlled trials and other studies of technology effectiveness.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
June 30, 2022 - Worksites
Inpatient/residential facilities
Emergency departments
Study design
All KQs: Randomized … , controlled trials
KQ 4 (serious harms of pharmacotherapy): Large nonrandomized studies of interventions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
July 24, 2013 - Study Designs
The following study designs will be included:
• Controlled or comparative randomized … represent various stakeholder
perspectives and by searching relevant Web sites including clinical trial … Additional studies will be identified by reviewing the reference lists of published clinical trial
and … controlled trials, cohort studies, and other
observational studies. … controlled trials, cohort studies, and other
observational studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
January 01, 2016 - The
authors reported the following results:9
This multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled … included the six randomized, comparator-controlled, 24- to 30-week trials of EQW. … controlled trial, the
Medicare fee schedule, and the medical literature, the authors concluded that … Randomized trial of continuous subcutaneous
delivery of exenatide by ITCA 650 versus twice-
daily … , controlled clinical trial.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
March 15, 2009 - Effectiveness of Early Detection and/or Treatment
Several fair- or good-quality randomized, controlled … Trial outcomes included treatment response, which was defined differently across studies. … No controlled data were available for longer-term outcomes. … combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) randomized … controlled trial.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gRNjNsmqZvBC-DnHGRMgG3
December 01, 2014 - Only randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) and con-
trolled observational studies were included to evaluate … � not applicable; NAAT � nucleic acid amplification test; PID � pelvic inflammatory disease; RCT � randomized … , controlled trial; RR � relative risk; USPSTF �
U.S. … Randomised controlled trial of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to pre-
vent pelvic inflammatory disease … Effectiveness of yearly, register based screening for chlamydia in
the Netherlands: controlled trial
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-recognition-and-management-hypertension-youth-comparing-approaches
July 31, 2025 - to improve identification of pediatric hypertension in a rural health system: Design of a pragmatic trial … to improve identification of pediatric hypertension in a rural health system: Design of a pragmatic trial … a Large Rural Health System Document Type: Journal Publication Research Method: Quantitative , Randomized … Controlled Trial (RCT) Technology: Clinical Decision Support System Population: Adolescents and Young
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
August 06, 2015 - (e.g., HIV)
KQ 3: Acceptability of HSV serologic testing
Study designs
KQs 1, 4–6a: Randomized … , controlled trials
KQs 2, 3: Good-quality, recent (within 5 years) systematic reviews § ; trials … or observational studies published since the most recent review
KQ 6b: Randomized, controlled trials
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_appendixes-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - trial (NITER). … UnΔ Worse Imp UnΔ Worse
CVD
(%)
Qual
Appl
Angioplasty vs Medical Treatment, Nonrandomized, Controlled … UnΔ Worse
CVD
(%)
Qual
Appl
Angioplasty or Surgery vs Medical Treatment, Nonrandomized, Controlled … controlled
trial; SCr, serum creatinine (mg/dL); wk, weeks; yr, year. … B Initially an RCT, then an open-label trial during a “maintenance period.”
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44755/psn-pdf
November 18, 2016 - This randomized trial of patient-centered bedside rounding found no differences in
patient satisfaction
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
February 15, 2013 - Effectiveness of Preventive Medication
Sixteen randomized, controlled trials with considerable heterogeneity … Almost all trial participants were white. … The USPSTF considered 6 randomized trials evaluating the use of vitamin D and calcium supplementation … The largest trial of fracture outcomes included in the meta-analysis was the WHI trial 7 , which enrolled … Urinary tract stone occurrence in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized clinical trial of calcium
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - However,
a randomized controlled trial including 604
patients with Gram-negative bacteremia
randomized … This is based on the results of a
multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing
the use of meropenem … A
randomized controlled trial showed no overall
benefit with the addition of rifampin.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
May 29, 2013 - Great credence is given to randomize controlled trials. … The authors should include
their analysis of the ability to conduct randomized
surgical trials. … We have corrected the reference list for the EXACT
trial. … (page 136, line 9) They fail to
indicate that the conclusion of a randomized
prospective trial demonstrated … Moreover, three randomized
controlled trials have demonstrated improvements in
walking with statin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-119-section-5-lit-review.pdf
March 19, 2012 - Randomized
controlled trial of early skin-to-skin contact: effects on the mother and the newborn. … Randomized
controlled trial of early skin-to-skin contact: effects on the mother and the newborn. … Heat loss prevention
(HELP) in the delivery room: a randomized controlled trial of polyethylene occlusive … Randomized
controlled trial of early skin-to-skin contact: effects on the mother and the newborn. … Randomized
controlled trial of early skin-to-skin contact: effects on the mother and the newborn.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49544/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Randomized clinical trials have established a number of effective therapies and care strategies for patients … providing discharge instructions has been derived from expert opinion, observational
studies, and randomized … controlled trial of 223 systolic HF patients compared the effects of a 1-hour, one-on-one teaching … Rich and colleagues
randomized 282 elderly HF patients to usual care versus a nurse-directed multidisciplinary … Randomized controlled trials of focused patient education in HF have shown benefits in mortality and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
April 22, 2025 - Of the behavioral interventions, three counseling trials and one supportive intervention trial reported … Randomized controlled trial to prevent postpartum depression in adolescent mothers. … Exercise during pregnancy attenuates prenatal depression: a randomized controlled trial.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Rarely are medical tests evaluated in randomized controlled trials with
representative patient populations … Causal chain diagram
In rare but ideal cases, a test is evaluated in a comprehensive clinical trial … controlled trial (RCT)4–7 that compares patient management outcomes of the test to
the outcomes of … trial? … Using the
principles of randomized controlled trial
design to guide test evaluation.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_executive.pdf
February 01, 2014 - Search strategies used a combination of subject headings
(i.e., controlled vocabulary) and keywords … controlled trial. … Risk-of-Bias Assessment
We assessed quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
using the Cochrane … Neither study showed that the intervention in the trial was
effective. … Note: Table shows data from 8, 086 participants randomized in 23 RCTs.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/expansion-implementation-evaluation-electronic-health-record-integrated-patient
January 01, 2024 - Patient
Tracking dynamic changes in implementation strategies over time within a hybrid type 2 trial … Tracking dynamic changes in implementation strategies over time within a hybrid type 2 trial of an electronic … Center Document Type: Journal Publication Research Method: Mixed Methods , Observational Study , Randomized … Controlled Trial (RCT) Technology: Patient-Generated Health Data
Protocol for a type 2 hybrid