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1. Designing a Deliberative Forum (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/delilberative-methods-design-abelson.pdf
   May 29, 2025 - Size of group o deliberative events can include large groups of 100 – 1000+ or smaller groups of

2. Slide 1 (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cf_deliberativemethodswebinar_desigingdeliberativeforum.pdf
   May 29, 2025 - Size of group - deliberative events can include large groups of 100 – 1000+ or smaller groups of

3. Reducing Hospital Length of Stay Supplemental Info (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nom-length-stay-supplement.pdf
   June 27, 2019 - Most academic centers are overutilized because of complexity of care / cost shifting from smaller hospitals

4. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_research_executive.pdf
   February 01, 2016 - education (5 trials; SMD, −0.45; 95% CI, −0.63 to −0.26; I2 = 0%), but effects were smaller and not … on long-term pain intensity and disability also favored multidisciplinary rehabilitation but were smaller … 1 month (10 comparisons from 6 trials; SMD, −0.17; 95% CI, −0.29 to −0.06; I2 = 3%); effects were smaller … Effects on function were typically smaller than effects on pain or were unclear; other outcomes (such … Effects on function are generally smaller than effects on pain.

5. White Paper: Enhancing Systematic Review Methods by Incorporating Unpublished Drug Trials (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/unpublished-drug-trials-white-paper.pdf
   December 01, 2024 - in effect sizes, with meta-analyses of both published and unpublished data for paroxetine showing smaller … We observed that compared to published trials, unpublished trials tended to have smaller effect sizes … However, for drugs with smaller effect sizes, it is particularly important to consult FDA reviews to

6. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_clinician.pdf
   November 01, 2016 - Effects on function are generally smaller than effects on pain. … were mostly measured at short-term (up to 6 months) followup. �� Effects on function were generally smaller

7. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Updaterum Disorder--An Update (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-disposition.pdf
   May 26, 2017 - This is a substantial change and could mean that smaller studies prior to 2010 were never captured; … whereas smaller studies were captured after 2010. … The medical review does include those earlier studies with a smaller sample size that would not have … we felt that the typically greater controls for bias and rigor helped to mitigate limitations of a smaller

8. Back (pdf file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back.pdf
   January 01, 2011 - fear so that future can be considered in a new light • Reformulating big decisions as a series of smaller

9. Assessing Applicability: Interactive Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
   effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/assessing-applicability-quiz.ppt
   May 29, 2025 - comparator did not include optimal medical therapy; unclear how the benefits and harms would compare in a smaller

10. Assessing Applicability: Interactive Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-applicability-quiz.ppt
    May 29, 2025 - comparator did not include optimal medical therapy; unclear how the benefits and harms would compare in a smaller

11. A Bayesian Missing Data Framework for Multiple Continuous Outcome Mixed Treatment Comparisons (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/indirect-comparisons_research-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - we have limited information on the disability outcome, with fewer connections between therapies and smaller … Furtherm Var α ore, our CB model restricts the variance of a baseline effect to always be smaller than … estimator variances, suggesting smaller mean squared error (MSE). … 769.2 323.9 331.3 322.9 330.3 325.8 Note: lower DIC indicates the better model; lower pD indicates smaller … We fit six models to the OA data, with LAREhom, CBRE2hom, and ABRE2hom producing slightly smaller DIC

12. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/continuous-outcomes-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
    March 01, 2011 - enough data to calculate mean difference based on both options 1 and 2, use the estimate with the smaller … from options 1 and 2 and report the more conservative combined estimate, usually the one with a smaller … In a meta-analysis, if one study has an SD that is much smaller than that of all the other trials and … If the mean is smaller than twice the SD in each intervention group, the data are likely to be skewed … For sample sizes smaller than 15, the formula below can be used to estimate SD: (12)

13. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antiplatelet-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
    November 22, 2011 - Case–control studies (only for Key Question 1b) o N>10 subjects (per arm, if there are ≥2 arms); smaller … tests of interest were used o Case–control studies o N>10 subjects (per arm, if there are ≥2 arms); smaller … controlled trials o Nonrandomized comparative studies o N>10 subjects (per arm, if there are ≥2 arms); smaller … in the effect sizes for each outcome of interest between more precise (larger) and less precise (smaller … publication bias can lead to a statistically significant result, including “true” heterogeneity between smaller

14. Renal-Artery-Stenosis Surveillance (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_surveillance.pdf
    June 01, 2012 - pivotal trial showing no significant between-group differences in systolic blood pressure; however, a smaller … The findings from an RCT with smaller sample size (n=82) favored the revascularization group: Medical … between- group difference in systolic blood pressure; the decrease in diastolic blood pressure was smaller … patients with smaller kidneys 63% vs. 18%; p=0.018 No Signals Percutanous revascularization … patients with smaller kidneys 63% vs. 18%; p=0.018 Rzeznik D, 2011 6 Prospec tive 84 pts with

15. Disposition of Comments Report for Procalcitonin-Guides Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer78_procalcitonin_disposition_20121210.pdf
    October 05, 2012 - studies, the largest study enrolled 3 times as many participants as the combined samples of the 2 smaller … The large study reported an effect larger that the pooled effect (-3.0 days), while the 2 smaller studies … reported smaller effects (-2.0 days, -1.7 days). … One of the key reasons to do a meta-analysis is to overcome the imprecision in smaller studies.

16. DST_Draft_Protocol_Nov_4_2013_clean (2) (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-decision-support-tools_research-protocol.pdf
    November 12, 2013 - examples with a clear “optimal” choice, the likelihood of death or very serious complications is much smaller … Although there is a much smaller evidence base in terms of the effectiveness of provider-specific interventions … We will require that trials have enrolled at least 10 subjects (per arm); smaller sample sizes are … tests to evaluate differences in the effect sizes between more precise (larger) and less precise (smaller … publication bias can lead to a statistically significant result, including “true” heterogeneity between smaller

17. Cer-235-Pharma-Nonpharm-Ptsd-Update-Appendix-G-1 (xls file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-235-pharma-nonpharm-ptsd-update-appendix-g-1.xlsx
    May 29, 2025 - Unclear No No Yes No (23%) Yes No Yes Yes Yes Medium-high ITT stated, with MI, but flow diagram shows smaller

18. GRADING THE STRENGTH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-grading-evidence_methods.pdf
    November 01, 2013 - at least 10 studies contribute data for the outcome in question; these studies are of unequal size; smaller … effects or a fixed effects model.1,2 Because larger studies are more likely to be reported than smaller … studies irrespective of their findings, nonpublication of less favorable results from smaller studies … Do smaller studies tend to demonstrate more favorable results? … outcome, studies of unequal sizes, no substantial clinical and methodological differences between smaller

19. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-surgery-preparation_research-protocol.pdf
    March 26, 2013 - colon or rectal surgery We will require that studies have enrolled at least 10 subjects (per arm); smaller … colon or rectal surgery We will require that studies have enrolled at least 10 subjects (per arm); smaller … tests to evaluate differences in the effect sizes between more precise (larger) and less precise (smaller … publication bias can lead to a statistically significant result, including “true” heterogeneity between smaller

20. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-performance_methods.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - , estimates of sensitivity and specificity from the standard formulas (naïve estimates) are always smaller … agreement do not describe adequately the differences between the two measurements; differences are smaller … for smaller values and larger for larger AHI values.