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381. Imaging Tests To Check for Kidney Stones in the Emergency Department (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-imaging_consumer.pdf
     July 01, 2016 - Kidney stones can range in size and shape.

382. Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Programs for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation-future_research.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - factors that affect the feasibility of conducting randomized controlled trials include the sample size … Resource use, size, and duration Minimal, study can be conducted by secondary data analysis. … Considerations RCT Nonrandomized Controlled Trial Prospective Cohort Resource use, size and duration … Similar to RCT Sample size will need to be larger than experimental designs given heterogeneity … Sample size will need to be larger than randomized designs given heterogeneity of population and

383. Disposition of Comments for CERs 155 156 Contast-Induced Nephropathy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nephropathy-contrast-induced_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 07, 2016 - the meta-analysis figures. 50 Technical Expert #3 Results I think it's important to report the size … state “we rated evidence as precise if the total number of patients exceeded an optimum information size … We revised the statement to: “If the total number of patients exceeded the optimum information size … I think total n (and possibly other info on average size of trial) provides important context. … authors should definitely address this specific trial, and any other trials that are of sufficient size

384. Meditation Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - For each outcome, we displayed the resulting effect-size estimate according to the type of control … that reason, we decided to display the relative difference-in-change scores along with the effect- size … Mindfulness meditation programs had moderate SOE for improvement in anxiety (effect size [ES], 0.40 … N refers to total sample size. … Over the course of 2–6 months, mindfulness meditation program effect-size estimates ranged from 0.22

385. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-252-infantile-epilepsies-executive-summary.pdf
     October 01, 2022 - information into evidence tables, including study design, country, funding source, study duration, sample size

386. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
     November 28, 2012 - of Hepatology in Japan recommends hepatectomy for patients with a single lesion, regardless of its size … The radiation oncologist uses these computer-generated images to shape radiation beams to the exact size … This may in turn lead the way for the complete ablation of larger size tumors.23 Direct comparisons … including but not limited to: – Age – Sex – Race/ethnicity – Stage of HCC (e.g., number, size

387. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening_research.pdf
     June 01, 2013 - • From a microbiological perspective, a ‘one size fits all’ approach may not work because of the … essential to choose a representative sampling of the source population with justification for sample size … should produce the most valid results, but the use of clusters often limits the available sample size … and duration Depending on the strategy and desired effect size, costs, sample size and staff time … Otherwise, size and duration issues would be similar to RCT.

388. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2013 - Possible moderators of interest for all KQs included risk of bias, study size, and target audience.

389. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure_research-protocol.pdf
     April 11, 2011 - measurements require adequate rest period prior to measurement, observer training, adjustment of the cuff size … Interventions:  SMBP with upper arm BP monitor, adjusted for arm size.  Include all devices. …  No minimum sample size. KQ 2 Population: same as for KQ 1.

390. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amendment.pdf
     May 02, 2025 - association, and the possibility that controlling for plausible confounders would increase the effect size … of confidence intervals relative to a clinically important effect estimate, sufficiency of sample size … confidence intervals relative to a clinically important effect estimate, sufficiency of sample size … confidence intervals relative to a clinically important effect estimate, sufficiency of sample size

391. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pain-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     July 28, 2010 - What was the sample size? 3. How many patients were lost to follow-up (or dropped out)? 4. … We will include studies of any sample size, any design (RCT, controlled clinical trial, uncontrolled … General study factors (design, sample size, country, funding source) Information related to Question

392. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-screening_research-protocol.pdf
     May 18, 2011 - Sample Size KQs 1–6: We will not exclude studies based on sample size alone, although it may be considered … study funding, study design characteristics, recruitment setting/patient-inclusion criteria, sample size

393. Data Points 17: Trends in Bariatric Surgery: Trends in bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - diet and exercise or pharmacotherapy.3,4 Bariatric procedures result in weight loss by modifying the size … It reduces stomach size through the use of a mechani- cal device placed over the proximal portion of … Southwest 4,891 2,211 2,223 77 16 365 West 5,492 2,990 2,067 63 80 292 *Omitted due to small cell size

394. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - However, given the small number of events and limited sample size (n=42), the RCT was underpowered and … identifying rare and unexpected adverse events—the rarer the adverse event, the stronger is the effect size … , and the magnitude of effect size is an important criterion that increases our confidence in an estimate … implies inability of studies to find a difference when it might truly exist because of their small sample size … efficacy of interventions, it may not be feasible for a number of reasons, such as a prohibitive sample size

395. Fatty-Acids-Cardiovascular-Disease Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_research-protocol.pdf
     April 02, 2015 - • We expect to include at least 50 RCTs • We will choose RCTs based on a combination of sample size … • We expect to include at least 50 RCTs • We will choose RCTs based on a combination of sample size … These included descriptions of the study design, sample size intervention(s), follow-up duration, outcomes … sizes, difference in n-3 intake (between low and high intake groups), and a dose-corrected effect size

396. Disposition of Comments Report for The Patient-Centered Medical Home (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-centered-medical-home_disposition-comments.pdf
     July 03, 2012 - PCMH evaluations suffer inherently from sample size needed to assess impacts on clinical and economic … sufficient payment changes that support key variables such as increased care management and reduced panel size … - When measuring effect size, was each study weighted equally or were studies with larger sample sizes … Thus, weighting is not relevant to the effect size calculation.

397. Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol.pdf
     September 24, 2024 - Individual Studies We define the risk of bias as the risk that a study’s point estimate of the effect size … Definitions of effect sizes Effect size Definition Small effect MD 0.5 to 1.0 points on a 0 to 10- … of confidence intervals relative to a clinically important effect estimate, sufficiency of sample size

398. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 262_Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-262-pharmacotherapy-alcohol-disposition-comments.pdf
     November 07, 2023 - Public Comment #3 (APA) Results p. 32 table N HDD N seems to mean something other than sample size … The sample size issues addressed in the last sentence seem like less of a focus of the GRADE and EBPC

399. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Consumer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_consumer.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - The prostate is a gland in men about the size of a walnut. … then uses an ultrasound probe to guide the needles that place small radioactive seeds (about the size

400. EHC Research Protocol (Amended): Treatments for Acute Episodic Migraine (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-treatments-research-amended-protocol.pdf
     January 09, 2020 - None Study design • Original studies o RCTs o Comparative observational studies • Any sample size … will be: the methodological limitations of the studies (i.e., risk of bias); precision (based on the size … of evidence tables that will provide for each comparison and for each outcome: data source, effect size