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141. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions for Adult Offenders With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2013 - Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response specific strengths and weaknesses, such as sample size … Why were these latter effect size computed? … A single effect size that represents the treatment and comparison contrast (possibly adjusted for pre-test … odds-ratio to a standardized mean difference using well established methods), the overall mean effect size … somewhat imprecise (I’m still not clear on the threshold for precision) but of a clinically meaningful size

142. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2017 - Did the studies provide adjusted estimates for effect size? … TEP 7 Methods [page 68]: Authors mention precision evaluated "on the basis of sample size and, if size … In the full report, we removed the clause “and, if size is adequate, the degree of certainty”, and … added later when describing the methods for rating down in the other context, “When sample size was … We realized that 2 of the analyses did not split the sample size for one control group and we re-did

143. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2017 - Did the studies provide adjusted estimates for effect size? … TEP 7 Methods [page 68]: Authors mention precision evaluated "on the basis of sample size and, if size … In the full report, we removed the clause “and, if size is adequate, the degree of certainty”, and … added later when describing the methods for rating down in the other context, “When sample size was … We realized that 2 of the analyses did not split the sample size for one control group and we re-did

144. Disposition of Comments Report for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     June 10, 2013 - section: In general, for school-based intervention studies, we found those that had large sample size … Conversely, "Consumer health informatics" is included in this list (same level and font size), although … 3 Executive Summary Page 12, Table 2: seems like it would be of real interest to add the effect size … the components of the interventions in the tables 105 TEP 1 Methods Not clear how was the sample size … Perhaps One could define a lowest cutoff for sample size, or a stratification scheme.

145. Treating Infantile Hemangiomas in Children (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2016 - An IH can range in size. It may stay as small as the tip of a crayon. … Once the IH reaches its largest size, it usually starts to shrink and fade. … child’s health care professional recommends depends on many things, such as your child’s age and the size

146. Mental-Illness-Adults-Prisons Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - If data from a study permitted, we calculated individual study effect-size estimates. … For dichotomous outcomes, we used the odds ratio as the measure of effect size; values greater than … We used calculated effect- size estimates to help determine the overall strength of the evidence. … Precision is a measure of the degree of certainty around a single outcome’s effect size. … Effect- size indices for dichotomized outcomes in meta-analysis.

147. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2010 - Inclusion and exclusion criteria based on study size have not yet been finalized. … The Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) will record the size of any study that would be excluded only … because it has fewer than 20 participants; the EPC will then set a study size cut-off based on the … elements (e.g., author, publication year, study location, time period, population description, sample size

148. Disposition of Comments for CER 168 Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2016 - (RCT of beta-blockers, standardized rating systems for size/volume/ change in appearance). … treatment effects and that clinicians and families may take factors such as lesion location, type, size … Families and clinicians making treatment decisions should also factor in elements such as lesion size … Families and clinicians making treatment decisions should also factor in elements such as lesion size … We have noted that lesion size, type, and location may dictate treatment choices; however, the studies

149. Tinnitus Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - Anxiety symptoms 136 Insufficient for LLLT A single study with high risk of bias and small sample size … Depression symptoms 136 Insufficient for LLLT A single study with high risk of bias and small sample size … Effect- size estimates were inconsistent or imprecise, and risk of bias was moderate.

150. Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Sample size calculations should ensure adequate power to test selected predefined hypotheses and take … Resource use, size, and duration RCTs are difficult to recruit to, require large sample sizes and … Resource use, size, and duration Resource use is less than an RCT or even an Observational study … Resource use, size, and duration Minimal, study can be conducted by secondary data analysis. … Sample size will need to be large given the number of treatment options available.

151. Disposition of Comments for CER 225: Substance Abuse Disorders in Adolescents (pdf file)
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     May 21, 2020 - Disposition of Comments for CER 225: Substance Abuse Disorders in Adolescents Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review Draft report available for public comment from Octob…

152. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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     October 26, 2012 - Requires planning to balance baseline characteristics and sample size considerations. … Resource use, size and duration Depending on the strategy and desired effect size, costs, sample … size and staff time needed for recruitment and implementation could be high. … Otherwise, size and duration issues would be similar to RCT. … Resource use, size and duration Recruitment could be an issue due to willingness to be randomized

153. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2011 - As an inclusion criterion, we will set the cut-off level for study size at a minimum of 20 participants … We selected this study size based on a previous review of therapies http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … A cutoff sample size of 20 provides a balance, allowing us to review and comment on adequate literature … In particular, the TEP noted that a sample size of 20 for studies of all types of interventions (e.g … publication, study location (e.g., country, city, state) and time period, population description, sample size

154. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - Peer Reviewer #7 Methods Almost all of the studies reviewed are noted to have "small" sample size, … Moreover, most studies noted as a limitation their small sample size. … We set the sample size criteria of 10 for RCTs and 20 for other types of studies in consultation with … We selected a minimum sample size of 10 for RCTs because we felt that the typically greater controls … for bias and rigor helped to mitigate limitations of a smaller sample size.

155. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - What variables (risk factors) are associated with progression of fatty atrophy and tear size? … What variables (risk factors) are associated with progression of fatty atrophy and tear size? … The sample size was limited by the Paperwork Reduction Act and Information Collections Policy (44 USC … What variables (risk factors) are associated with progression of fatty atrophy and tear size? … What variables (risk factors) are associated with progression of fatty atrophy and tear size?

156. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2010 - These hospitals are nationally representative based on bed size, geographic location, designation (urban … three criteria were unique to either RCTs (methods of allocation) or observational studies (sample size … The former, the risk difference, was chosen as a measure of effect size for 6 the report because … The strength of evidence available from existing studies was thereby compromised by small study size, … • There may be greater benefits in younger patients with smaller initial hematoma size.

157. Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Choosing a model • Factors affecting model choice include: ► Number and size of included studies ► Type … • Factors affecting model choice include the number and size of included studies, and type of outcome

158. Disposition of Comments for Diagnostic Accuracy of Screening and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression (pdf file)
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     November 14, 2017 - is unlikely to have a significant effect on cardiovascular outcomes, especially mortality, in the size … Presenting the results in effect size changes would be much more meaningful to readers. … It might be useful to describe this difference as a standardized effect size. … criteria were too restrictive, but they were developed with input from KI/TEP and public to match the size … depression and co-morbid diabetes and CAD led by Katon et al. that reported particularly strong effect size

159. The Effect of Dietary Digestible Carbohydrate Intake on Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Growth, Size, and Body Composition | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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160. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - 0 0 3 14 Total 19 25 12 28 84 Study Design Considerations con’t Study Sample Sizes • Sample size … equivalence) • Sample size requirements vary by outcome measure, and baseline risk for the outcome