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161. Pharmacotherapy for Adults with Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2017 - We identified one small study using gabapentin (off-label) in primary care. … A single small trial of a lower dose of naltrexone (n=128)24 with conflicting results is unlikely to … Most studies were small, and results were inconsistent. … New information for KQ4, KQ5 and KQ6 is limited by the small number of studies, and heterogeneity of … Unsure Likely current (Small studies found no effect.)

162. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 254: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2022 - of Studies: Effectiveness and implementation studies frequently employed less rigorous designs, had small … implementation across study sites • The most frequently identified weakness after overall study design is small … rigorous study designs that do not sufficiently address differences in the groups compared and include small

163. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2011 - Otherwise, option 1, difference between post scores, produces a small SE. … If the sample size is small and the study obtained the p-value using a two-sample t-test, then the … The bias associated with the use of SMD is small when the true variance is small relative to the effect … Caution is warranted when RoM is used for small trials with large SDs and large effect sizes. … SMDs of 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8 correspond to small, medium, and large effects.

164. Organisation (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2008 - Carbon ion radiotherapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer. … High-dose proton beam therapy for Stage I non-small-cell lung cancer. … Proton irradiation for non-small cell lung cancer. … Clinical evaluation of proton radiotherapy for non- small-cell lung cancer. … Proton irradiation of small choroidal malignant melanomas.

165. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - The small number of lesions in this study precludes reliable conclusions. … In general, differences among tests were relatively small: for example, differences in sensitivity … Comparisons among MRI-guided biopsy methods were imprecise, reflecting the small number of available … MRI-guided biopsies were evaluated in only six studies with small sample sizes, leading to substantial … Because the number of studies of women at high risk of cancer was small, comparisons of test performance

166. Disposition of Comments for CERs 155 156 Contast-Induced Nephropathy (pdf file)
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     January 07, 2016 - Do small changes in serum creaitnine necessarily represent changes in kidney function (e.g. … The disease populations differ and the number of studies on each disease population is too small to … Due to the small numbers, this is really a question of noninferiority margins, and the authors did not … approach this issue in this way because the confidence intervals are so large with such small sample … The meta-analysis included 63 randomized controlled trials which were mostly small and open label.

167. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2011 - There appears to be a small difference in change in diabetes control, renal function between ACEIs and … ARBs (favoring ACEIs), progression of but this difference is both small and most likely not clinically … studies of LV mass/ Low (ACEI vs. function, these were dominated by poor-quality studies with ARB); small … ACEI or in longitudinal cohort studies, and relatively small sample ARB) sizes for ARBs, the precise

168. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2009 - interventions that vary in their modality; many lack a systematic evidence base and are instead supported by small … case series, single cases, or small, short-term trials. … interventions.7 While controlled trials seem to be increasing, much research is observational, generally with small … Sample sizes must be appropriate for the study question addressed in the paper; single case reports or small … adolescents, we do not want to lose those studies that are predominantly about children, but may include a small

169. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/therapies-for-autism-spectrum-disorder-2-9-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - interventions that vary in their modality; many lack a systematic evidence base and are instead supported by small … case series, single cases, or small, short-term trials. … interventions.7 While controlled trials seem to be increasing, much research is observational, generally with small … Sample sizes must be appropriate for the study question addressed in the paper; single case reports or small … adolescents, we do not want to lose those studies that are predominantly about children, but may include a small

170. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - climb during that decade, it was due to medically indicated deliveries and attempted to salvage very small … and 8709), (respectively) and speak strongest to the lack of adverse cardiac side effects with this small … Finally, it is unlikely given the small numbers of deliveries at gestational ages below 28- 30 weeks … This again underscores my concern that the expressed statistical suspicion of bias, however small, will … Peer Reviewer 3 General The figures are a bit small. Figures have been enlarged.

171. Partnering with Patients to Disseminate Research Products (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Slide 12 Image: Screenshot of 'small steps to BIG changes' of the My Life Check website.

172. Living Systematic Review on Plant-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2023 - reviews found that opioids,11 several nonopioid drugs,12 and some nonpharmacologic treatments13 have small … Publication bias (small sample size bias) will be assessed using funnel plots when there are eight or … A small/slight effect is defined for pain as a mean between-group difference following treatment of … Small effects using this system may be below published thresholds for clinically meaningful effects; … For some patients a small improvement in pain or function using a treatment with low cost or no serious

173. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2012 - Idiopathic gastroparesis is the most common etiology, estimated by some small studies to range between … Then pressure measurements are captured, which provide information about the small bowel and gastric … This new modality is a portable, small capsule that, when swallowed, records and transmits data to a … Wireless motility capsule testing has been studied in small trials to assess gastric emptying. … The patient takes the pill after eating a standardized meal and wears a small monitor that allows the

174. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 20, 2015 - earlier detection of cancer prior to symptoms.[5] The greatest increase in incidence was noted in small … 20, 2015 2 characteristics into composite models to classify tumors preoperatively.[12-15] In small … Larger or central tumors are more likely to be invasive, but small peripheral tumors may also be invasive … For instance, young women with small (<2 cm) tumors have the highest likelihood of having benign tumors … Mullins, J.K., et al., Tumor complexity predicts malignant disease for small renal masses.

175. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2008 - One small (N=106), older trial indicated that, compared with EBRT, RP was more effective in preventing … One small RCT comparing RP alone and RP combined with neoadjuvant ADT found no overall or disease-specific … One small trial comparing different doses of supplemental EBRT, 20 Gy (N=83) vs. 44 Gy (N=76), adjuvant … Preliminary results from one small trial (N=126) comparing 125I with 103Pd brachytherapy found similar … Iridium brachytherapy Low 1 small trial with an adequate method of allocation.

176. Methods Research Report: Testing a Machine Learning Tool for Facilitating Living Systematic Reviews of Chronic Pain Treatments (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - • Use of the machine learning classifier resulted in a small to moderate estimated time savings … relevant articles but subsequently minimized irrelevant studies at the expense of possibly missing small … Due to the small number of studies included in each monthly update search, we tested the update searches … The estimated time savings ranged from small to moderate, totaling 2.0 to 13.2 hours when update searches … The update searches were imbalanced (i.e., small number of included citations relative to the number

177. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Based on this, we will continue to track the intervention for additional data from two small ongoing … In small studies, ketamine administration also reduced suicidal ideation in depressed inpatients and … In clinical trials and small studies, telemedicine facilitates delivery of one, or a combination, of … Patients are often responsible for none or a small portion of these costs, particularly in cases in … Off-label prescriptions for depression pick up in small clinics, part 2. [internet].

178. Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2011 - There was a very small change in the self-administered treatment group (67.3 vs. 69.8). … (Strength of evidence = insufficient) • One small fair-quality RCT found greater improvements in QOL … In addition, the relatively small trial (n=29) comparing the effect of CBT with usual care found that … The six included RCTs were rated as primarily poor quality, with small sample sizes (21–250). … Only two small poor-quality studies27,28 reported data on QOL.

179. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2023 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - States (59%) and had sample sizes in the range of 25 to 99 participants (58%), with a relatively small … military) participants, and had sample sizes in the range of 25 to 99 participants (53%); a relatively small

180. Executive Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256_Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2022 - We did not conduct statistical or graphical methods for assessing for small sample effects (a potential … marker for publication bias) due to small numbers of trials and heterogeneity in study design methods