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281. Disposition of comments for CER 169 Low Back Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
     February 29, 2016 - Structured Abstract Results section page vi (page 6 on the pdf file): (a) The authors refer to the size … variety of scale scores, with mean changes, percent change from baseline/control, standard effect size … various shades of grey or arrows showing effect size and SOE would aid in delivering stake holders … Given the size of the review we do not think additional detail is warranted. … Given the size of the report we did not add additional detail.

282. Radiotherapy-Proton-Beam Research (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - . † Constitute separate categories in our analysis due to their size. ‡ Not found in our dataset.

283. Menopause-Protocol-130612 (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2013 - Single arm/case series Exclude Case reports Exclude Minimum duration 5 yearsb 1 yearc Sample size … fractures; or endometrial, breast, colorectal, or ovarian cancer; similar study types, duration, and size … Include Single arm/case series Exclude Case reports Exclude Minimum duration ≥12 weeks Sample size … Single arm/case series Exclude Case reports Exclude Minimum duration 5 yearsa 1 yearb Sample size … case series Include Case reports (life-threatening events) Include Minimum duration None Sample size

284. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 248: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2021 - Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 248: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Title: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement Draft report available for public comm…

285. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_research-protocol.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - typically were of lower methodological quality and that excluding them had little effect on effect-size … confidence interval (95% CI) will be calculated from reported means, standard deviations, and sample size … adverse-event outcomes with ranges according to treatment option, tumor characteristics, and group sample size … We will summarize the results of individual studies with relation to sample size and the 95% CI. … heterogeneity indicating the standard deviation of the effect sizes; it is on the scale of the effect size

286. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin-future_research.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - margins used to claim equivalence or noninferiority), costs, sample size and staff time needed for … Recruitment of unit “clusters” willing to be randomized may constrain sample size. … Otherwise, size and duration issues would be similar to RCT. … Recruitment of unit “clusters” willing to be randomized may constrain sample size. … Otherwise, size and duration issues would be similar to RCT.

287. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - Further work is needed to describe effect size and less reliance on statistical significance. … We tried to do this but most studies did not report effect size. … In the methods section, under data abstraction, we note: “We abstracted effect size whenever possible … Also, the discussion, under strengths and limitations states “Studies often did not report effect size … I would report some measure of effect size rather than statistically significant results.

288. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 01, 2010 - Additional studies of potential interest for key question 1 were excluded due to small sample size or … conclude that there is insufficient evidence to compare changes in left atrial or left ventricular size … There is clear heterogeneity among study design, sample size, patient characteristics, technologies … References #2-3 were excluded from our report due to the sample size less than 50. … Reference #9 was excluded from our report because it was a cohort study with a sample size less than

289. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2024 - Index (HDI)d at the time of data collection • Locations not rated very high on the HDI Study 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

290. Topic 0410 Imaging to Diagnose and Statge SCLC and NSCLC NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0491-140827.pdf
     February 19, 2014 - The associated costs and adverse clinical outcomes are of particular concern due to the size of the

291. Acs-Pci-Adjunctive-Devices Surveillance (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - in statistical significance (from nonsignificant to significant) B2 A change in relative effect size … Evidence Table Author, year Study design Comparison Sample size Results Kumbhani, 20136 Meta-analysis … randomized to manual aspiration thrombectomy, bolus intracoronary abciximab or both 452 Infarct size

292. Lung-Cancer-Nonsurgical-Therapies Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - The TNM system takes into account the size of the primary tumor (T), the extent of regional lymph node … The consistency of effect size direction is unknown in the absence of comparative studies. … The consistency of effect size direction is unknown in the absence of comparative studies. … , with variability in radiotherapy dose, schedule of treatment, patient selection criteria, tumor size … For RFA, issues would include treatment power and duration in the context of tumor size and location

293. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/child-growth-development-outcomes-protocol.pdf
     August 19, 2024 - Index (HDI)d at the time of data collection • Locations not rated very high on the HDI Study 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

294. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antipsychotics-children-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 04, 2015 - We do not have a minimum sample size for inclusion, nor do we have a minimum threshold for extent of … considered during assessment of the strength of evidence (e.g., precision domain accounts for sample size … For dichotomous outcomes, we will report counts or proportions, and sample size, by study arm. … bound that investigators can consider for a meta-regression, but power will vary according to the size … We will assess precision (precise or imprecise) on the basis of sample size and, if size is adequate

295. Disposition of Comments: CER 230 Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-230-prostate-cancer-comments.pdf
     September 17, 2020 - • An explanation was provided as to the wording used to characterize the effect size (in absolute

296. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/menopause_research-protocol.pdf
     March 25, 2012 - Single arm/case series Exclude Case reports Exclude Minimum duration 5 yearsb 1 yearc Sample size … fractures; or endometrial, breast, colorectal, or ovarian cancer; similar study types, duration, and size … Include Single arm/case series Exclude Case reports Exclude Minimum duration ≥12 weeks Sample size … Single arm/case series Exclude Case reports Exclude Minimum duration 5 yearsa 1 yearb Sample size … case series Include Case reports (life-threatening events) Include Minimum duration None Sample size

297. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
     June 01, 2017 - Eligible Study Designs For all KQs, we included randomized controlled trials (RCT) of any sample size … no meta-analysis was conducted), or • meta-analysis found a statistically nonsignificant effect size … – If a conclusion was based on a statistically nonsignificant effect size, the strength of evidence … When studies were sparse, effect size estimates were highly imprecise (95% confidence intervals beyond … When this was not possible, we selected the arm with the largest sample size (among FDA-approved or

298. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
     June 01, 2017 - Eligible Study Designs For all KQs, we included randomized controlled trials (RCT) of any sample size … no meta-analysis was conducted), or • meta-analysis found a statistically nonsignificant effect size … – If a conclusion was based on a statistically nonsignificant effect size, the strength of evidence … When studies were sparse, effect size estimates were highly imprecise (95% confidence intervals beyond … When this was not possible, we selected the arm with the largest sample size (among FDA-approved or

299. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update--Executive Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - d Downgraded for ROB and imprecision because of small sample size, typically < 200 patients in total. … b Downgraded for ROB. c Downgraded for ROB and imprecision because of small sample size, typically < … e Downgraded for ROB and impression due to small sample size Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder One 12-week … b Downgraded for ROB and imprecision because of small sample size (typically < 200 patients). 21 … d Downgraded for ROB and inconsistency. e Downgraded for ROB and imprecision, based on small sample size

300. Masks-Surveillance-2-Appendix-Table-A-2 (xls file)
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     March 01, 2020 - Retrieved Source Link/URL Study Design Study Dates Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size