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441. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.pdf
     May 01, 2022 - Design of the spine pain intervention to enhance care quality and reduce expenditure trial (SPINE CARE … Enhanced discharge counseling to reduce outpatient opioid use after cesarean delivery: a randomized … Does combined low-level laser and light- emitting diode light irradiation reduce pain, swelling, and … Protocol for testing yoga to reduce post-lumbar spine surgery pain: a methodology article.

442. Research White Paper Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - However, limiting the registry enrollment to only those newly diagnosed patients would reduce the sample … , the use of “required” or “mandatory” fields for primary, prospective data collection can greatly reduce … Operational Strategies To Minimize Missing Data While steps taken during the planning and design phases can reduce … In these instances, the missing data reduce the analyzable population of the study and consequently, … if data are MNAR, then modeling will fail to correct all bias from missing values (although it may reduce

443. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_research-protocol.pdf
     May 02, 2011 - Further, the SFLC assay may reduce the need for frequent bone marrow biopsies or other investigations … patients with an existing diagnosis of PCD (MM, NSMM, and AL amyloidosis) does the use of the SFLC assay reduce … diagnostic accuracy, improve prognosis prediction, aid management decisions, improve overall outcomes, and reduce

444. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Comments: Experts commenting on this intervention thought that Evzio has significant potential to reduce … intervention agreed that this intervention addresses a significant unmet need and might be able to reduce … Two clinical experts believe it has potential to reduce health disparities, noting that electronic

445. S50 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - standardized treatment protocols and hold variables constant to isolate effects of the intervention and reduce … Selection Criteria, Patient Recruitment, and Generalizability To reduce variation among study participants … A pragmatic way to reduce uncertainty about compar- ative effectiveness of treatments is to collect comprehensive

446. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - malnutrition interventions (i.e., specialized nutrition care and increased protein/calorie provision) likely reduce

447. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - malnutrition interventions (i.e., specialized nutrition care and increased protein/calorie provision) likely reduce

448. PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-antigen-3-gene_research.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - changes in grading between biopsy and prostatectomy, short-term clinical studies fashioned after the REDUCE … − To reduce significant variation related to quality of care. … − To reduce unnecessary burden on those with health-care problems. … Shorter-term studies similar to the REDUCE trial have already been used to study PCA3 performance,18,19 … biopsy outcome in men receiving dutasteride for prevention of prostate cancer: results from the REDUCE

449. CER 173 Executive Summary: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - pharmacologic therapy are the cornerstones of the management of hyperglycemia for type 2 diabetes to reduce … micro- and macrovascular outcomes, especially given the prevalent use of effective medications to reduce

450. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2013 - comparisons (e.g. several treatment options against placebo or non-FDA-approved medications) seems to reduce

451. Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - Work Group suggested outcomes tables, such as those included below from the review of Medications to Reduce … Comparative Effectiveness of Medications to Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women.

452. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYDRALAZINE (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2010 - No therapy, except hypertension control, has been shown to reduce mortality from diastolic HF.20,21 … We stratified the underlying hazard by the propensity score for receipt of H-ISDN to reduce confounding … However, recent reviews25 and simulations26 have raised questions about the ability of this approach to reduce

453. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2013 - Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in All Patients With PAD The goal of medical therapy is to reduce … Some small studies have suggested that ACE inhibitors and statins may improve functional capacity or reduce … Additional devices designed to reduce restenosis (cryoplasty balloons, cutting balloons, drug-eluting

454. Disposition of Comments Report for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and/or Asthma (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - sections, we requested the Information Packages from the pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies to reduce … sections, we requested the Information Packages from the pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies to reduce … a larger study subject enrollment, selection of a proper dose, and refinement of study methods to reduce … sections, we requested the Information Packages from the pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies to reduce

455. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - of imaging technologies, and considerations of how we could use less imaging in some situations, to reduce … Thank you for highlighting these important endeavors to reduce radiation dose. … a variety of new and innovative hardware and software features that directly help physicians both reduce … The dose monitoring/reduction features described below play a significant role in helping to reduce

456. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - interested in alternative treatment methods to minimize symptoms related to their asthma and potentially reduce … Compared to other breathing techniques, hyperventilation reduction was more likely to reduce reliever … of the breathing retraining interventions and other lifestyle interventions encourage patients to reduce

457. Disposition of Comments Report for The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2014 - As noted in the paragraph, greater adherence to practice guidelines might reduce harms, but there … and conclusions of this systematic review might have been altered if the inclusion criterion were reduce … These data highlight concerns that the current report may be used to support policies that will reduce … Our prescription drug abuse project works to develop and support policies that will help reduce the … funding and developing alternatives such as the one we have evaluated for pelvic pain - and found to reduce

458. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence Focus of This Summary This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the potential benefits and adverse effects of surgical and nonsurgical treatments for f…

459. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2010 - Layout 1 Background Head and neck cancers, specifically those arising in the oral cavity, larynx, hypopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses/nasal cavity, salivary glands, and occult primaries, account for approximately 3 to 5 percent of cancers in the United States. According to the National Comprehens…

460. head-neck-cancer-update-140204 (pdf file)
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     February 04, 2014 - toxicities of radiotherapy in cancer patients represent important clinical outcomes that can substantially reduce … By varying the beam intensity across shaped radiation fields, IMRT holds the promise to reduce radiation