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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_9-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - It is
recommended that estimates of standard deviations
and event rates used in study size calculations … outcome, clinically important minimum effect
size, variability measure, and Type I and Type
II error rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/long-term-care-adults-future_research.pdf
July 01, 2013 - of some harms while NH residents
experienced higher rates of other harms. … How do policies, payment rates, and availability of services in different areas impact who
does or … How do policies, payment rates, and availability of services in different areas impact who
does or … of some harms while NH residents
experienced higher rates of other harms. … 6 (21) I
How do policies, payment rates, and availability of services in different areas 5 (19) P,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/schizophrenia-adult_research-protocol.pdf
September 23, 2016 - Improvements in core illness symptoms (e.g., delusions,
hallucinations, disorganized thinking)
• Rates … Improvements in core illness symptoms (e.g., delusions,
hallucinations, disorganized thinking)
o Rates … Rates of response and/or remission
4. Mortality (all-cause and/or specific)
5. … Rates of response and/or remission
5. … Rates of relapse
8.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-pain_research-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2010 - Published Online: August 05, 2010
bleeding, but they also appear to be associated with increased rates … Online: August 05, 2010
used nonbiased selection methods to create an inception cohort; whether rates … We therefore re-analyzed data from a set of
observational studies that reported rates of three different … We also pooled clinical success rates and withdrawal due to adverse events from head-
to-head trials
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ped-mindfulness-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 05, 2025 - limited
access to mental health services, societal stigma, and delays in diagnosis.8-10 Treatment rates … expectations and may result in a
larger body of relevant
evidence.
2/5/2025 Background Treatment rates … are particularly
low among
Treatment rates
are particularly
low among
To be compliant with the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-3-nonopioid-pharmacol-chronic-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - NPP
Table E-1. Neuropathic pain study characteristics
Author, Year
Country
Trial Type
Quality Rating Type(s) of Pain Demographics Other Population Characteristics N Randomized
N Analyzed Intervention Duration (Weeks) Funding Source
Hussain, 2021
Pakistan
Placebo-controlled
Fair NPP (DPN) Age, mean: 45
Female: 0%
R…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol.pdf
September 24, 2024 - interventions, and comparison groups; a valid method for allocation of patients to
treatment; low dropout rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
February 01, 2014 - (Constant score),5,7,8,11-14,19-21,23,24,26,29,30,32 and cuff integrity (e.g., no re-tear/re-tear
rates … A systematic review found a significant difference in retear
rates in favor of the double-row technique … Duquin TR, et 2010 Which method of 23 Cohort studies and Transosseous (TO), Retear rate Retear rates … For larger tears (>1 cm), double-
row repair methods lead to
significantly lower retear rates
when … In general, the rates of complication
were low and the majority of complications were not deemed
to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/data-points_1_diabetic-foot-ulcers_data_02-2011.xlsx
January 01, 2011 - Prevalence of Diabetes
Prevalence of Diabetes in Medicare Parts A and B Fee-for-Service (FFS) Cohort Population (Millions), 2007
Algorithm Period of continuous enrollment (months) Number of Beneficiaries in Enrollment Population Number of Beneficiaries with Diabetes Diabetes Rate in Enrolled Population
1 1 34.6 9…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Kathleen
(AstraZeneca)
Structured
Abstract
Page iv Results section, para 2, sentence 3 Event rates … Revise to: At 30
days, prasugrel reduced rates of cardiovascular death/myocardial
infarction/stroke … Kathleen
(AstraZeneca)
Structured
Abstract
Page iv Results section, para 2, sent 4 The event rates … changes which follow: “A 600 mg
loading dose of Clopidogrel at 30 days was associated with lower
rates … Composite of cardiovascular
mortality, nonfatal MI, or nonfatal stroke after 1 year- The event
rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
April 18, 2013 - We clarified that “we synthesized sparse data
(defined as rates less than 2 percent) on
adverse effects … Clinicians indirectly compare the
effects of the drugs just by reading the articles
that report rates … Reviewer 3 ES: Treatment safety is
defined by the rates of
adverse effects that lead to
treatment … or excess events
(respectively) per population of 1,000 is the
difference between the two events rates … We report
the rates of adverse effects with this drug since
the study design did not meet our threshold
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/calcineurin-inhibitor_disposition-comments.pdf
March 15, 2016 - tacrolimus and steroids resulted in better renal function
and lower acute rejection and graft loss rates … of
biopsy-proven acute rejection, and lower rates of graft
loss. … evidence and the dearth of RCT data to
substantiate claims of improved graft survival and
reduced rates … in many of the studies
reviewed and to underscore the fact that improved
graft survival and lower rates … This should
include, if possible, specific information about rejection
rates, and CNI dose thresholds
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/COVID-19-pharmaceutical-treatments.pdf
December 23, 2023 - Data Synthesis
Abstracted adverse events data will be converted to rates for intervention and comparison … groups; rates will be used to compute risk ratios to estimate effects (where not reported as
effect
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - Indeed, in the trial
comparing stone recurrence rates on a normal calcium, low
animal protein, low … In fact, stone recurrence rates were reduced in both
groups compared with no treatment or placebo arms … difficult if not impossible to know
how much if at all to attribute any difference in
recurrence rates … Epidemiological data suggest
that low calcium diets increase risk of kidney
stones, and differences in rates … The Miano trial reported only
stone recurrence rates, so excluding it in a
sensitivity analysis had
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-brain-injury_executive.pdf
April 01, 2011 - studies of
psychiatric functioning after TBI.15 Their assessment
was that TBI is associated with high rates … treated group and 32 percent of the control group
had a positive response; the difference in response rates … intended to evaluate the effects of
a 6-week course of treatment in 54 patients; however,
low response rates … The prevalence and
symptom rates of depression after traumatic brain injury: a
comprehensive examination … Rates of Major
Depressive Disorder and Clinical Outcomes Following
Traumatic Brain Injury.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_clinician.pdf
March 01, 2016 - increase the rate of
adverse consequences, including days of limited activity
or missed work and rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-appendix-e-2.xlsx
January 01, 2017 - Appendix E-2
Appendix E-2. Data Abstraction of Outcomes
Table E-2-1
Table E-2-1. Outcomes from RCTs addressing Key Question 1
Author, Year
Country
Quality Rating Interventions Primary Effectiveness Outcomes Secondary Effectiveness Outcomes Primary Fetal Harms Outcomes Secondary Fetal Harms…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2008 - However, other newer antiepileptic agents demonstrated
similar or inferior 12-month remission rates … outcomes: pharmacokinetics, the comparative dose of
medication needed to control seizures, and switchback rates … antiepileptic medication
• Hospital stay duration
• Loss of drivers license
• Loss of employment
• Rates … illness
Severity or stage of illness
(referral or primary care
population)
Population Events rates … markedly different
than in community
Event rates in treatment and
control groups
Intervention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/partial-breast-irradiation-disposition-comments.pdf
January 31, 2023 - The TARGIT-A
trial reports the
rates of
mastectomy free
survival. … There
was no significant
difference in the
rates of
mastectomy
despite higher
risk for local
recurrence … be
appealing despite
a higher risk of
IBR based on
no difference
detected between
mastectomy rates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0576-150420.pdf
December 10, 2014 - options to manage aggressive behavior in psychiatric patients
Outcome(s): Restraint and seclusion rates