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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research.pdf
February 01, 2014 - weights for various outcomes, we used data on
relative weights for these outcomes from this small sample … assign relative weights for various outcomes, we used data on preferences for these
outcomes from a sample … Relative weights for outcomes came from a small sample of
participants considering aspirin for primary … For the Gail/NCI approach, we used relative weights obtained from a sample of participants
considering … However, limited sample sizes may become a challenge,
even in large studies such as the Atherosclerosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-adults-disposition-comments.pdf
August 07, 2018 - Knowing the
proportion of individuals with specific BP subtypes in the sample
will help the reader … be included in studies
of quetiapine in acute mania, since it did not enroll an exclusively
manic sample … Moreover, 14 studies had
small sample sizes of less than 200 participants and 21 studies (79
percent … Although this is a single trial, it had a
large sample size and included recently manic/depressed/euthymic … patients, suggesting the results hold in a large clinically
representative sample.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendix-table-B-1-observational-studies.xlsx
March 20, 2021 - Retrospective cohort
9 General Adults in Geneva and their households Population-based representative sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tympanostomy-tubes_research-protocol.pdf
November 16, 2015 - Based on a sample of continually
enrolled children into a treatment pathways database and a Medicaid … exposures, and comparators) analyzed; outcome definitions; effect modifiers; enrolled
and analyzed sample … These included descriptions of the study design,
sample size intervention(s), followup duration, outcomes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiation-therapy-brain-metases-protocol.pdf
October 10, 2019 - events
for an intervention compared to those for a similar control group, i.e., in comparison to a
sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - The evidence was limited by low sample size, lack of
comparisons of the same modalities, and variations … Due to low sample size and limitations in
reporting, pain and scarring were found to have insufficient … For Nd:YAG and
carbon dioxide lasers, all studies were severely limited
by sample size, and strength … Due to low sample size and limitations in reporting, pain
and scarring were found to have insufficient … in resolution or other outcomes,
with no statistical comparison, in part likely due to
their small sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - The range of sample size was 25
to 174 glaucomatous eyes and 15 to
164 healthy eyes. … Zeppieri
et al. (2010) focused on the detection
of early glaucoma among a sample of
75 participants … Salvetat et al. (2010) focused
on the detection of early disease
among a sample of 52 participants … The range of sample size was 25 to 174
glaucomatous eyes and 15 to 164 healthy eyes. … Zeppieri et al. (2010) focused on the detection
of early glaucoma among a sample of 75
participants
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-brain-injury-surveillance-160902.pdf
January 30, 2014 - Factor"analysis"of"persistent"
postconcussive"symptoms"within"a"military"sample"with"blast"exposure. … $
delivers$electromagnetic$pulses,$significantly$
decreased$depressive$symptoms$in$a$very$
small$sample … $PARTICIPANTS:$A$sample$of$77$community"dwelling$
individuals$with$a$TBI,$and$a$diagnosis$of$depression … $These$
findings$suggest$that$in$this$sample$of$individuals$with$TBI,$CBT$was$not$more$effective$in$ … treating$depression$than$SPT,$though$
further$research$is$needed$with$larger$sample$sizes$to$identify
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medicine-safety-call-center_research.pdf
September 01, 2007 - Cover Page
An Information Technology Architecture for Drug Effectiveness Reporting and Post-Marketing
Surveillance
Amar Gupta
Eller College of Management
The University of Arizona
gupta@eller.arizona.edu
Ray Woosley
The Critical Path Institute
4280 N. Campbell Ave. #214
Tucson, AZ 85718
Rwo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/it-architecture-for-post-marketing-surveillance-arizona-cert.pdf
September 01, 2007 - Cover Page
An Information Technology Architecture for Drug Effectiveness Reporting and Post-Marketing
Surveillance
Amar Gupta
Eller College of Management
The University of Arizona
gupta@eller.arizona.edu
Ray Woosley
The Critical Path Institute
4280 N. Campbell Ave. #214
Tucson, AZ 85718
Rwo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Effects on eating
efficiency and swallowing were not consistent, and the
small sample sizes suggest … food consistency, and feeding devices on all outcomes
is due to the lack of RCTs and generally small sample … Better quality
studies showed positive effects, but effects were
not entirely consistent; small sample … Increased feeding
efficiency
2b (limited) Low
Consistently positive results in two non-RCTs of small
sample … Ultimately, the effectiveness of behavioral interventions
within and outside of this limited sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_surveillance.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Largely due to
small sample size, the reported effect estimates in
the studies reviewed were generally … )
Expert Opinion
EPC Investigator Other
Experts
Conclusion from
SCEPC
Largely due to small sample … Studies generally
had small sample sizes with less than 1 year of
followup. … Largely due to small
sample size, the reported effect estimates in
the studies reviewed were generally … Studies generally had small
sample sizes with less than 1 year of
followup.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/phenylketonuria_research-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2011 - After reviewing a sample of relevant articles, the Methods and Content Leads will design
the data extraction … publication, study location (e.g.,
country, city, state) and time period, population description, sample … , 2011
EPC Protocol – Version 8 – 12.22.10
evidence (e.g., numbers of studies, aggregate ending sample … After reviewing a sample of relevant articles, the Methods and Content Leads will design the data extraction
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - the etiology
was mixed, we classified the study by a single condition
if at least 70 percent of the sample … had that condition;
otherwise, the sample was described as “mixed.” … • Few studies had adequate sample sizes to address
effects on length of stay. … Some studies included
in our review reported effects on length of stay for the
sample overall and the … Studies should report length of stay
for the sample overall and for the subgroup of survivors.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/smoking-pregnancy-infants_research-protocol.pdf
March 11, 2013 - The team
established this minimum sample size to balance the need for smaller studies of
specialized … populations (e.g., studies in specific ethnic groups) with the need for studies
with sample sizes large … After reviewing a sample of relevant articles, the team will test
and revise the screening and data … will use established concepts of the quantity of evidence (e.g., numbers of studies,
aggregate ending-sample … [Smoking habits in pregnant women after the ban: a study on a sample of
puerperae in Piedmont region
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-update_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2016 - systematic reviews of interventions for treatment of OA of the knee that inclusion of
studies with sample … Alternatively, we will include smaller studies and conduct
sensitivity analyses to assess the effect of sample … A 10-percent sample of titles for which no
abstract can be identified will be obtained and reviewed … Sensitivity analyses
will be conducted for significant findings, using outliers, sample size, type of … the findings of prior meta-analyses satisfy
criteria for inclusion, we will reassess the RoB for a sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectiousdisease_hi_impact.pdf
December 01, 2013 - associated with screening donor blood and stool for contagious agents, preparation of the donor
fecal sample … of
rifampicin-resistant TB strains.
132
In the assay, the detection of TB DNA in the patient sample … signal given from the probes.
131
To perform the test, a technician first treats a patient sputum sample … recommended diagnostic procedure for laboratory confirmation of TB is to obtain a respiratory sputum
sample … from the patient and test the sample simultaneously with a nucleic acid amplification test, an
acid-fast
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adult-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - For KQ 6, on harms, the following
were also eligible: nonrandomized controlled trials of any
sample … size, prospective cohort studies with a sample size
of at least 500, and case-control studies with … a sample size
of at least 500. … For KQs 1 through 5, we included RCTs with no sample
size limit; we did not allow for inclusion of observational … observational
studies to be included if they were prospective cohort
studies or case-control studies with a sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Sample
sizes ranged from 9 to 1,366, but greater than 70
percent of studies included at least 200 participants … definitions for
the pump-related harm outcomes, and several criteria,
such as compliance, adequacy of sample … However, given the small number of
events and limited sample size (n=42), the RCT was
underpowered and … implies inability of studies to find a difference
when it might truly exist because of their small sample … the efficacy of
interventions, it may not be feasible for a number of
reasons, such as a prohibitive sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharma-treatment-pain_research-protocol-amended.pdf
September 20, 2017 - with chronic pain related to “active” cancer,
infection, inflammatory arthropathy,
• <90% of study sample … abstracted into categories that
include but are not limited to: study design, year, setting, country, sample … searched, search dates, the number of included studies,
study characteristics of included studies (e.g., sample … quality, heterogeneity across studies with regard
to patient population, intervention and outcomes, and sample … When quantitative
synthesis is not possible, sample size and assessment of variance within
individual