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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cf_deliberativemethodswebinar_recruiting.pdf
May 18, 2012 - Slide 1
Recruiting/Selecting Participants
Susan Dorr Goold, MD, MHSA, MA
Professor of Internal Medicine and
Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
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Alternatives to Random Sampling
• Substantive representation
– Based on extent to which groups affected by
decision at issue …
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-2.pdf
February 01, 2018 - should be described in the write-up, per PRISMA guidance.1
► Trials are required to report events and sample … Hedges’ g for SMD calculation
• Hedges’ g is a transformation of Cohen’s d that adjusts for
small sample … size bias.5
► Transformation is achieved by multiplying Cohen’s d by a function of
the total sample … size:
𝑔𝑔 = 𝑑𝑑 1 −
3
4𝐿𝐿 − 9
► For very large sample sizes Cohen’s d and Hedges’ g will be … Where:
N = total trial sample size
Ratio of means
• Ratio of means (RoM) is an alternative to the
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-protein-intake-protocol-amendment.pdf
November 29, 2023 - requirements, or those being
treated with medications that
alter nutrient metabolism
Participant sample … exclusively
undernourished
Participant sample exclusively
with a baseline diet deficient in
protein … Participant sample exclusively
pre-term infant
Participant sample exclusively
post-bariatric surgery … exclusively
undernourished
Participant sample exclusively
with a baseline diet deficient in
protein … Participant sample exclusively
post-bariatric surgery subjects
Participant sample exclusively
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_research-protocol.pdf
September 20, 2013 - Fine-needle aspiration, which retrieves a sample of cells, is
generally considered less sensitive than … both core-needle and open biopsy methods.7 Core-needle
biopsy, which retrieves a sample of tissue, … Sometimes a vacuum device is used to assist in removing the tissue sample through the needle. … After using the images to determine where to
sample, the needle is inserted. … After using the images to determine where to sample, the needle is
inserted.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/grades-predictive-values/abstract
December 01, 2019 - Using a large sample of meta-analyses, the outcome of interest is the proportion of stable results over … We expected a sample size of 120 ratings to be sufficient to achieve at least 80% power to compare the … Austrian Cochrane Branch (expected stability) and the proportion of stable summary effects from the sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/research-strategies-text-mining-tools/methods-report
March 01, 2021 - compared to usual practice (UP) search strategy development in six out of seven reports, but the small sample … TMTs searches appear less sensitive than UP searches in all but one project, but the small sample size … Again, the small sample size precludes significance. … Across all reviews, UP searches seemed to perform better than TMT, but because of the small sample size
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/effect-protein-intake/protocol
December 01, 2023 - exclusively undernourished
Participant sample exclusively with a baseline diet deficient in protein … Participant sample exclusively pre-term infant
Participant sample exclusively post-bariatric … surgery subjects
Participant sample exclusively elite athletes
Non-human participants (e.g … exclusively undernourished
Participant sample exclusively with a baseline diet deficient in protein … Participant sample exclusively post-bariatric surgery subjects
Participant sample exclusively
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-opioid-chronic-pain-surveill-report-1.xlsx
September 30, 2015 - controlled trials
Author, Year Study Design
Duration Setting
Country Eligibility Criteria Interventions Sample … Oral methadone (30 to 60 mg daily) (9 assigned, 6 f/u) Overall sample
Mean age: 41 years
Female sex: … B (unmatched sample)
Mean age (SD): 55.6 (13.22) vs. 58.2 (12.82) years
Female sex: 9.88% vs. 9.49% … ); 38,716 (matched sample) Visit counts for physical therapy, pain clinics, chiropractic care, primary … HR 1.19 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.35) Insurance Fair
Salkar, 2021 Case-control, Medicare 5% National Sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/dietary-protein-intake/protocol
December 01, 2023 - size for metabolic studies
Any sample size for studies involving women who are pregnant or lactating …
Smaller sample sizes may be observed for highly controlled metabolic studies due to the level … Thus, studies performed in this population will also be included regardless of sample size. … Smaller sample sizes may be observed for highly controlled metabolic studies due to the level of rigor … Thus, studies performed in this population will also be included regardless of sample size.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-protein-intake-protocol-amendment.pdf
November 28, 2023 - during screening, we will “tag” studies in PICO portal (using certain
identifiers, such as small sample … size
for metabolic
Smaller sample sizes may
be observed for highly
controlled metabolic
14 … Thus, studies
performed in this
population will also be
included regardless of
sample size.
11/ … Smaller sample sizes may
be observed for highly
controlled metabolic
studies due to the level of … Thus, studies
performed in this
population will also be
included regardless of
sample size.
11/
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Sample Replacement Test Project:
FFDM Versus SFM (2 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM. … Sample Replacement Test Project:
FFDM Versus SFM (4 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM. … Sample Replacement Test Project: FFDM Versus SFM (4 of 4)
To summarize the sample replacement test project … Sample Add-on Test Project:
HER2 Gene Amplification Assay (2 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM. … Sample Triage Test Project:
Positron Emission Tomography (2 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-frameworks.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Sample Replacement Test Project:
FFDM Versus SFM (2 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM. … Sample Replacement Test Project:
FFDM Versus SFM (4 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM. … Sample Replacement Test Project: FFDM Versus SFM (4 of 4)
To summarize the sample replacement test project … Sample Add-on Test Project:
HER2 Gene Amplification Assay (2 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM. … Sample Triage Test Project:
Positron Emission Tomography (2 of 4)
Samson D, Schoelles KM.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/juvenile-arthritis-dmards/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - Because JIA is rare, assembling a large sample size is challenging. … Therefore, we will not restrict studies based on sample size alone. … Sample consists of children 18 years of age or younger. … If the study includes adults, at least 80 percent of the sample will be children or the outcomes must … Sample consists of children 18 years of age or younger.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-future_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Again, blinding and sample size are key considerations. … This should be considered when calculating sample size. … Again, blinding and sample size are key considerations. … A sample with diverse disease characteristics will be necessary. … This should be considered when calculating sample size.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/indirect-comparisons_research.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Pfizer Inc
C-7
Reference
Study, Sample Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Active Control … C-8
Reference
Study, Sample Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Active Control Sponsorship
such … Herschorn, 201028
Study:RCT
Sample:1712
Men and women aged
≥18 years, with
symptoms of OAB … C-29
Reference
Study, Sample Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Active Control Sponsorship
of … C-32
Reference
Study, Sample Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Active Control Sponsorship
of
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_disposition-comments.pdf
April 15, 2013 - The authors build a strong case across the manuscript for the limitations of
the data (from small sample … myself tend to reduce the persuasiveness of intervention restudies for the following
reasons: small sample … We can only estimate the
effect of treatment in a certain population (represented by the sample) for … This
proclivity is particularly misleading when the size of the sample is small: Twersky and
Kahneman … The authors do identify one
of the major limitation of small sample sizes in that it is difficult to
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/weight-loss-surgery/research
December 01, 2019 - followup; (3) nonsurgical studies already included in previous systematic reviews; and (4) studies with a sample … The strength of evidence for BPD is rated low because there are fewer studies, and these have smaller sample … Short-term adverse events are relatively minor; strength of evidence is low due to small sample size
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_2.pdf
May 01, 2020 - versus control: Evidence summary in women with unspecified
parity
Category Outcome
Study Design
(Sample … Moderate
(Imprecise)
11
Category Outcome
Study Design
(Sample Size) Conclusion
SOE
(Rationale … versus control: Evidence summary in women with
unspecified parity
Category Outcome
Study Design
(Sample … Ambulation versus control: Evidence summary in nulliparous women
Category Outcome
Study Design
(Sample … Feasibility and ethical challenges
with obtaining a large, contemporary sample of
women laboring with
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.xlsx
September 30, 2015 - controlled trials
Author, Year Study Design
Duration Setting
Country Eligibility Criteria Interventions Sample … Oral methadone (30 to 60 mg daily) (9 assigned, 6 f/u) Overall sample
Mean age: 41 years
Female sex: … B (unmatched sample)
Mean age (SD): 55.6 (13.22) vs. 58.2 (12.82) years
Female sex: 9.88% vs. 9.49% … ); 38,716 (matched sample) Visit counts for physical therapy, pain clinics, chiropractic care, primary … HR 1.19 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.35) Insurance Fair
Salkar, 2021 Case-control, Medicare 5% National Sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-final-report-update-2024_0.pdf
January 01, 2024 - sample size between 25 and 99 participants. … The median sample size was 58 (interquartile range [IQR] 32 to 103). … the sample. … Table 3
provides study and sample characteristics. … Summary of newly included studies: study and sample characteristics
Author, Year Study Class
Sample