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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disruptive-behavior-disorders-protocol-amendment.pdf
March 22, 2023 - downgrade studies that do not
provide randomization, allocation, and/or blinding details, have a high rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-women-protocol.pdf
June 21, 2021 - Telehealth for Women
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Telehealth for Women
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Background
In 2016, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) partnered with the American
College of Obstetrics a…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
March 31, 2025 - The AMSTAR 2 tool was only used to rate the
credibility of existing systematic reviews, not the
primary … The AMSTAR 2 tool was only used to rate the
credibility of existing systematic reviews, not the
primary
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - It
records heart rate, activity, ingestion of monitored medications, and patient-logged events
such … According to the World Health Organization, the average medication
adherence rate among patients with … The monitor also records additional physiologic metrics, such as heart rate,
respiration, activity, … 510(k) clearance from FDA to market the Raisin Personal Monitor (an
earlier name) to record heart rate … Study authors reported, “During
the pilot period, we had a 70 % show rate, with 78 patients seen in
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-future_research.pdf
August 09, 2012 - Search Strategy for Ongoing Studies
ES-1
Executive Summary
Background
The rate of cesarean … Among women who attempt a trial of labor after prior cesarean, what are the vaginal
delivery rate and … Among women who attempt a trial of labor after prior cesarean, what are the vaginal
delivery rate and … Peer reviewers were asked to rate topics as low, medium, or high priority for future research,
and to … Participants were asked both to (1) rate
each evidence gap/research question as high, medium, or low
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-applicability.ppt
January 01, 2009 - The left ventricular mass, average age of onset, and rate of progression are different based on the ethnicity … Features That Should Be Extracted Into Evidence Tables
Narrow eligibility criteria, high exclusion rate … referral or primary care population)
Run-in periods with high exclusion rates Run-in period: attrition rate … Use of narrow eligibility criteria or a high exclusion rate reduces applicability.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Evidence%20Summary_0_0.pdf
April 01, 2020 - Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review - Evidence Summary
Purpose of Review
The purpose of the review is to examine the benefits
and harms of pharmacological and nonpharmacological
treatments for child and adolescent depressive disorders.
Key Messages
• Cognitive behavioral t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-equity-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - EPC Systematic Review Protocol: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services: Systematic Evidence Review
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services – Systematic Evidence Review
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Rev…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-surveillance-2-appendix-table-a-2.xlsx
March 01, 2020 - OR 0.3 (0.1 to 0.6)
Not included in multivariate model: Handwashing
Not reported Low participation rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Masks-appendix-table-b-2-surveillance-report.xlsx
March 01, 2020 - OR 0.3 (0.1 to 0.6)
Not included in multivariate model: Handwashing
Not reported Low participation rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0128_07-01-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number: 0167
Document Completion Date: 1-11-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Generic versus brand name antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of epilepsy will be addressed as part
of a larger in-process systematic review on treatment of epilepsy t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/deficit-hyperactivity-protocol.pdf
November 01, 2021 - The prevalence of ADHD based on rigorous
diagnostic procedures is approximately 5.3 percent, a rate … diagnostic criteria have not changed and that is similar
across geographic regions worldwide.3 This rate … decrease, sleep disturbance, gastrointestinal
symptoms, elevated blood pressure, increased heart
rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
February 10, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: April 25, 2011
Page 1 of 18
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining
Techniques in the T…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-adults-disposition-comments.pdf
August 07, 2018 - Other examples are that "placebo had a lower
rate of withdrawal due to adverse events than [drug]" or … Also, p. 48 notes that topiramate was associated with
a higher rate of study withdrawals due to adverse … Some of the exclusion criteria are, to a degree, arbitrary (e.g., a
study with an attrition rate of … 50% would be excluded while one
with an attrition rate of 49% would not). … The "rate-limiting step" is the nature and quality of
the data.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/single-group-studies_white-paper.pdf
January 01, 2013 - available, then the single group study is usually adequate, assuming the historical control
response rate … a higher
proportion of phase 3 trials being conducted using active agents when the true response rate … , or when there was no historical bias and low variability in estimates of the
historical control rate … study of a pharmaceutical agent that enrolls
both men and women can estimate the effect of sex on the rate … absence of treatment (i.e., whether the
relationship between the pharmaceutical agent and the outcome rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-appendix-g.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - Appendix G
Appendix G. Risk of Bias Assessments
Table G-1
Table G-1. Risk of bias assessments for randomized controlled trials
Study Randomization Adequate? Allocation Concealment Adequate? Provider and Patient Masked? Outcome Assessor Masked? Groups Similar at Baseline? Intention-to-Treat …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypofractionated-radiation-therapy-protocol.pdf
April 17, 2024 - affected by prostate cancer disproportionately compared with White men,4 with a
prostate cancer death rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_surveillance.pdf
October 29, 2012 - Consistent to the original CER findings, one RCT demonstrated that solifenacin increased
continence rate … Number of incontinence episodes after 4 weeks: 0.96±0.57 vs. 2.75±0.43, p<0.001
• The discontinuation rate … (50 U; 100 U; 150 U; Placebo):15.8%; 55%; 50%
;10.7% respectively; p<0.001
• Complete continence rate … of incontinence
episodes after 4 weeks:
0.96±0.57 vs. 2.75±0.43,
p<0.001
The discontinuation rate … Number of incontinence episodes after 4 weeks:
0.96±0.57 vs. 2.75±0.43, p<0.001
The discontinuation rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-youth-disposition-comments.pdf
April 10, 2025 - We did not rate strength
of evidence based on
study design but based
on a set of criteria
(Section … We did not rate strength
of evidence based on
study design but based
on a set of criteria
(Section … measures will likely be stronger when examined in
settings with more acute cases and where the base rate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-epilepsy-amended-protocol.pdf
March 07, 2021 - Questions 1 and 2 of this review, we consider the following eight outcomes “major” and
therefore will rate … important
outcomes will not receive
Strength of Evidence
grades, we believe it is not
necessary to rate