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241. Renal-Artery-Stenosis Surveillance (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The sample size of the randomized trials ranged from 82 11 to 806 7. … The sample size of the observational studies ranged from 40 13 to 149 5 participants. … [sample size =55] The survival curves were nearly identical for the two groups over 42 months. … Or 2) a trial not published in the above top 5 journals but have a sample size of at least triple the … a relative change in effect size of at least 50%.

242. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - Primary orchiopexy is possible if the testicle is of normal size and appearance and if the testicular … intervention • The effect on infertility/subfertility • The development of testicular malignancy • The size … intervention • The effect on infertility/subfertility • The development of testicular malignancy • The size … information from observational research) • Precision (precise or imprecise based on outcome rates, size … The most common outcomes were virilizing effects (e.g., hair, increase in penis size, and erections)

243. Ch 3-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     September 21, 2012 - low power to detect differences in subgroup effects.7 For example, when compared with the sample size … required for detecting ATE of a particular size, a sample size roughly four times as large is required … difference in subgroup effects of the same magnitude as ATE for a 50:50 subgroup split; a sample size … Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects outcome measures, thereby improving statistical power for a given sample size

244. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - We also need further research on the interaction between the effect size of outcome measures and meaningful

245. S44 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Aspects negotiated by researchers and policymakers also deviated from ideal: length of delay; size and … background, participants, interventions, objectives Joint decisions, negotiated Duration of delay, size … in the controls; just one of DD trials had to collect data by survey of patients Outcomes, sample size … Size of Control Group. … ethical policy trial for coxibs would have been a self-designing trial.24 In such trials, the final size

246. Disposition of Comments for Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - quality of the studies, we agree that there were many studies of poor quality and/or small sample size … I don't agree that it is realistic to apply an arbitrary sample size of 50 subjects for singlecentre … Unfortunately, most had intermediate outcomes of decreases in wound size. … We only see some changes in wound size. … The authors did not report what is a clinically meaningful change in wound size.

247. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     August 24, 2011 - labor pain management strategies used in U.S. hospitals – stratified by number of yearly births and size … We set a cut-off level for study size for inclusion in the review at a minimum of 20 participants. … English only Admissible evidence (study design and other criteria) Admissible designs Study size … publication, study location (e.g., country, city, state) and time period, population description, sample size

248. Disposition of Comments for Psychological Treatments and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2013 - The effect size will change in such cases depending on the follow-up time. … Studies with too small a sample size often have other more covert problems as well. … Using one common effect size for all possible outcome measures would also help with #3 above. … Biases of Success Rate Differences Shown in Binomial Effect Size Displays. … Size of Treatment Effects and their Importance to Clinical Research and Practice.

249. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
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     November 06, 2012 - Specifically, because side effects of PT are rare and not serious, we define the effect size to be … precise if the 95 percent CI of effect size does not include 0. … For 95 percent CI of estimated standardized effect size does include 0, the 95 percent CI should be … While in few outcome comparisons the no PT involvement groups had a larger effect size, in general … However, the sample size of most pooled analyses decreased, and whether or not we restricted to only

250. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 26, 2013 - Even if the outcome rate is 10 percent (i.e., quite high), the sample size needs to be >400 patients … other effectiveness reviews and will include elements that address population characteristics, sample size

251. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2022 - permanent side effects in normal tissues, for palliative treatment, shorter courses of larger fraction size … categories that include but are not limited to: study design, year, setting, country, funding, sample size … characteristics including key subgroups (gender, age), primary tumor histology, characteristics (e.g., size … 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

252. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment-Future Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - The major limitation of the systematic review was the lack of high-quality studies of sufficient size … duration of interventions; lack of statistical analyses beyond simple healing rates; lack of sample size … The evidence was insufficient to answer this question due to the small number, small size, and poor … The evidence was insufficient to answer this question due to the small number, small size, and poor … The duration and size of an ulcer appear relevant to the effectiveness of certain dressings.

253. AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) Program Research Gaps Summary: Pain Management (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Studies with documentation of coexisting conditions and factors in trials with sufficient sample size … Study Design • Trials with sufficient sample size designed to evaluate differential effectiveness … to evaluate uncommon and serious harms would be a useful supplement to RCTs, given likely sample size … • Studies with sufficient size to evaluate differential effectiveness and safety of treatments in

254. Gastric-Cancers-Supplementary-App-I (xls file)
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     January 01, 2019 - ICEMAN - Primary studies RefID Study name State a single candidate effect modifier Was the effect modifier measured before or at randomization/assignment? State a single outcome and time-point of interest State a single effect measure 1: Was the direction of the effect modification correctly hypothesized a priori? 1: …

255. Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Women with Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - The sample size calculations provided were particularly helpful. … Fig. 1 (pg. 23) I did wonder about the high number of studies (n=548) excluded due to low sample size … As the report notes in the Methods section, we set a sample size cut off of 50 for treatment studies … Even using a generous sample size requirement of 50, few studies included enough participants.

256. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - ,11 we rated evidence as precise if the total number of patients exceeded the optimum information size … If the total number of patients exceeded the optimum information size and the 95% CI did not exclude … For the main outcome of interest, CIN, we used an optimum information size of 2,000, based on an expected … For less frequent adverse outcomes, we used an optimum information size of 10,000, based on an expected

257. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 09, 2011 - pay-for-performance, and local sentinel events b) Organization structural characteristics, such as size … relevant to both internal and external validity, including study design, consistency of results, the size

258. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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     June 28, 2013 - provide # of studies, some indication of quality/type of study, and perhaps something about sample size … of the study so that readers can have some perspective on the size and power of the study We have … We have therefore left off the sample size in the forest plots but have instead included the number … After discussion with our statistician he confirmed that the sample size within a forest plot can be … We have therefore left off the sample size in the forest plots but have instead included the number

259. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Study design/size. c. … Study design/size. … wheeled mobility service delivery Reference Study Purpose Population Included Study Design Sample Size … wheeled mobility service delivery Reference Study Purpose Population Included Study Design Sample Size … mobility service delivery (continued) Reference Study Purpose Population Included Study Design Sample Size

260. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - studies were mild or moderate, but the ability of the studies to detect harms was limited by their size … Disruptive behaviors 3 (3 RCTs) 537 ��Significant change in disruptive behavior scores (effect size