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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/urinary-incontinence-update/research-protocol
December 01, 2020 - Eligibility criteria
PICOTS
Inclusion
Exclusion
N = sample size; PICOTS = populations … Study designs
For effectiveness outcomes : Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), with no minimum sample … For harms outcomes : RCTs, with no minimum sample size; nonrandomized longitudinal comparative studies … , exposures, and comparators analyzed; outcome definitions; effect modifiers; enrolled and analyzed sample … studies, the 2012 AHRQ review only assessed only study strategies to reduce bias and justification of sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - • There is a moderate strength of evidence (on the basis of one large-sample-size
nonrandomized study … To determine candidate study designs, study feasibility, and sample size calculations, we
followed the … The feasibility of such studies, generally, does not depend on the desired sample size. … Resource Use, Size, and Duration
An RCT, especially one with a long duration and large sample size, … Resource Use, Size, and Duration
An RCT, especially one with a long duration and large sample size,
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hawley-presentation.pdf
November 11, 2015 -
This table is a sample … And in this current study we
also had Asian patients in our sample.
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… We were able to examine this in our breast cancer sample.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-evidence-summary.pdf
March 01, 2021 - interventions in the outpatient and inpatient settings suffers
from too few RCTs with too small of sample … Filling the gaps in the evidence will require RCTs with sample sizes large
enough to evaluate important
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-254-rural-telehealth-app-e.xlsx
January 01, 2021 - Random Sample or Consecutive/All Patients Meeting Inclusion Criteria? … Random Sample or Consecutive/All Patients Meeting Inclusion Criteria?
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/progestogens-preterm-birth/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - data and results
Abstraction of relevant outcomes from data presented in papers must be possible
Sample … After reviewing a sample of relevant articles, the methods lead and the content lead will design three … common elements (e.g., author, publication year, study location, time period, population description, sample … will use established concepts 1) the quantity of evidence (e.g., numbers of studies, aggregate ending sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-apbi-breast-cancer.pdf
August 01, 2022 - Evidence map
□ Rapid review
□ Rapid response
□ Expanded topic brief
Key Findings
• From a sample … In that
sample, we found studies relevant to all but KQ4.
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For KQ1, we found three randomized … Because a large number of articles were identified, we reviewed a random sample of 200 titles
and abstracts … projected total
number of included studies based on the proportion of studies included from the random sample … We took a sample (200 studies) from a total of
878 studies published between 2017 and 2020.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/arthritis-psoriatric/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - Original research; eligible study designs include:
Randomized controlled trials with a sample … size ≥100
Nonrandomized controlled trials
Observational studies with a sample size 3 100: prospective … series
Case report
Review articles
Editorials
Letters to the editor
Studies with insufficient sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - Original research; eligible study designs include:
Randomized controlled trials with a sample … size ³100
Nonrandomized controlled trials
Observational studies with a sample size ³100: prospective … series
Case report
Review articles
Editorials
Letters to the editor
Studies with insufficient sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - For studies of diagnostic accuracy, we created 2x2 tables
from information provided (usually sample … whether it evaluated a representative spectrum
of patients; whether it enrolled a random or consecutive
sample … potential negative psychological and social effects, but are difficult to
interpret due to small sample … and not screened for HCV infection
would provide the most direct evidence, but would
require large sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-2006_appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2006 - If relevant, the tables or text should include information on study design,
sample size in each study … In addition, the individual evaluations should be
weighted in some way (e.g., according to sample size … GI Safety in observational studies
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Author, Year
Sample size
Population Duration
(days … CV Safety in observational studies
Author, Year
Data source
Sample size
Population Exposure … CV Safety in observational studies
Author, Year
Data source
Sample size
Population Exposure
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prevent-hai-protocol.pdf
April 16, 2024 - Appendix 1 presents a
sample search strategy.
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Literature screening will be performed using … Sample Search Strategy
Embase and MEDLINE in Embase.com Syntax
Line # Description Search String
#1 … of
knowledge*' OR 'web of science')) OR (systematic*
NEAR/3 review*)):ti,ab)
#15 RCTs ('random sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lumbar-fusion-protocol.pdf
June 20, 2024 - This
may be based on sample size sufficiency and number of events. … When
quantitative synthesis is not possible, sample size and assessment of variance
within individual … If sufficient numbers of
RCTs (>10) are available to evaluate small sample effects, quantitative funnel … Sample Search Strategies: Lumbar Fusion
Strategies will be adapted for databases to be searched. … Sample Search Strategies: Lumbar Fusion
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Open surgical biopsy involves removing a sample of
tissue from the suspicious area through a surgical … After the tissue sample is removed, the
incision is closed with sutures.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-diff-infections_research-protocol.pdf
May 24, 2010 - Do performance measures vary with sample characteristics? … In addition, we will randomly select a 10 percent sample of abstracts determined to be eligible
for … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: May 24, 2010
justification of the sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-emergency_research-protocol.pdf
July 18, 2011 - care center for
treatment of severe headache within the previous 12 months.
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In a representative sample … We will pre-test this form on a sample of studies. … A sample of studies will be used to pilot both
tools. … author, date of publication, study design, setting, treatment groups,
inclusion/exclusion criteria, sample … interventions compared with placebo, as well as estimates of which interventions are the best.
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A burn-in sample
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - The
Cytosponge™ Cell Collection Device is intended to capture a sample of esophageal cells for
laboratory … Intervention: The Cytosponge™ Cell Collection Device is intended to capture a sample of
esophageal
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/point-of-care_research.pdf
April 01, 2014 - We selected a sample of AHRQ EPC comparative effectiveness reviews, traced
reports to publications, … 2
Methods
We selected a convenience sample of AHRQ EPC CER reports for which to track citations … We arrived at a total
sample of 23 reports. … In our convenience sample,
we did not see trend in CER use by age of the CER. … A larger sample may provide categorization of topics to
calculate rates of use using more appropriate
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2011 - LDOs and most MDOs and
SDOs use central labs which entail a significant time
delay between blood sample … These
machines actually run a CHr on every sample but only
report the result if the CHr is ordered … We mentioned the sample storage
issue in “Applicability and Implications for Clinical and Policy
Decisionmaking
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/mhs4-surgical-report-cards/protocol
September 01, 2023 - Depending on the expected volume of literature, the EPC team may opt to have a randomly selected 10% sample … team will decide whether it has enough time and resources to ask a second team member to check a 10% sample … whether it has enough time and resources to ask a second team member to check a randomly selected 10% sample