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41. The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    September 14, 2016 - when they can be differentiated) § Asthma-specific ICU admission/intubations § Asthma-specific outpatient … hospitalizations, asthma-specific ED visits (asthma specific ICU admission/intubations) and asthma … specific outpatient visits, asthma-specific detailed medication use, systemic corticosteroids for asthma … allergen-specific immunoglobulin E and T cell reactivity. … The activity domain contains 5 ‘patient-specific’ questions.

42. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/in-patients-with-cerebral-palsy-cp-and-difficulties-with-feeding-what-is-the-effectiveness-of-of-anti-reflux-procedure-since-often-done-in-conjunction-with-gastrostomy-placement-or-type-of-tube-j-tube-or-g-j-tube-versus-typic
    July 27, 2011 - submitted: July 27, 2011 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 131.4 KB] Briefly describe a specific … yes If yes, explain the specific technologies, devices, drugs, or interventions you would like to … (Please include specific details such as age range, gender, coexisting diagnoses, and indications for … There are considerable variations in clinical care regarding the use of feeding interventions for specific … populations at specific times.

43. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/asthma-nitric-oxide/research-protocol
    September 12, 2016 - utilization and costs Asthma-specific hospitalization Asthma-specific emergency department visits … (separate urgent care visits when they can be differentiated) Asthma specific outpatient visits Asthma-specific … utilization and costs Asthma-specific hospitalization Asthma-specific emergency department visits … (separate urgent care visits when they can be differentiated) Asthma specific outpatient visits Asthma-specific … This input is intended to ensure that the key questions are specific and relevant.

44. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-nitric-oxide_research-protocol.pdf
    September 06, 2016 - inflammatory cell infiltration, and airway edema reduce airflow intermittently, often in response to specific … The common symptoms such as shortness of breath, wheezing, and cough, are relatively non-specific. … utilization and costs o Asthma-specific hospitalization o Asthma-specific emergency department visits … utilization and costs o Asthma-specific hospitalization o Asthma-specific emergency department … This input is intended to ensure that the key questions are specific and relevant. IX.

45. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2016 - these and other patient factors in postdischarge outcomes may aid health care systems in selecting specific … see Table 2 on page 2) üü Home-visiting programs improved all outcomes: all-cause readmissions, HF- specific … N Subjects Finding NNT* SOE Home-visiting programs All-cause readmission 9 1,563 Reduced 9 ��� HF-specific … 403 Reduced NA ��� Structured telephone support All-cause readmission 8 2,166 No benefit NA ��� HF-specific … No benefit NA ��� Primarily educational interventions All-cause readmission 1 200 – NA ��� HF-specific

46. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2012 - Further reproduction of those copyrighted materials is prohibited without the specific permission of … We also identified seven individuals for back-up should specific stakeholders not be available. … A number of additional themes and specific evidence needs emerged in this stage. … Even within one specific category of breathing techniques (e.g., hyperventilation reduction), the specific … 2 What is the effectiveness of specific breathing techniques on end-tidal carbon dioxide?

47. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_research-protocol.pdf
    May 07, 2010 - ARBs selectively inhibit angiotensin II from activating the angiotensin specific receptor (AT1). … Specific patient subgroups evaluated will be stratified by sex, comorbidities, concurrent medication … , and cerebrovascular disease- specific) o Morbidity (cardiac events [MI], heart failure, cerebral … To assess applicability, we will use the PICOTS format to identify specific issues that may limit the … On some specific reports such as reports requested by the Office of Medical Applications of Research

48. What is the comparative effectiveness of different models of survivorship care and sets of services on late and long-term net health outcomes (e.g., for breast cancer)? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 01, 2011 - submitted: June 1, 2011 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 128.9 KB] Briefly describe a specific … yes If yes, explain the specific technologies, devices, drugs, or interventions you would like to … Cancer-specific survivorship clinics, which provide a range of services in a single clinical setting … (Please include specific details such as age range, gender, coexisting diagnoses, and indications for

49. What is the comparative effectiveness of conventional CT, MDCT (including “virtual CT bronchoscopy”), PET/PET-CT, and MRI for the diagnosis or pretreatment staging of small cell and non-small cell lung cancer? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/what-is-the-comparative-effectiveness-of-conventional-ct-mdct-including-virtual-ct-bronchoscopy-petpet-ct-and-mri-for-the-diagnosis-or-pretreatment-staging-of-small-cell-and-non-small-cell-lung-cancer
    December 28, 2011 - : December 28, 2011 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 1.2 MB] Briefly describe a specific … yes If yes, explain the specific technologies, devices, drugs, or interventions you would like to … (Please include specific details such as age range, gender, coexisting diagnoses, and indications for

50. Oral Contraceptive Use for the Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives/research-protocol
    February 15, 2012 - KQ 3: Does the use of OCs by specific populations of women (e.g., those defined by age, family history … How do these harms vary by dose or formulation, duration of use, or specific population? … Beyond that general caveat, specific factors affecting applicability include (but are not necessarily … How do these harms vary by dose or formulation, duration of use, or specific population? … How do these harms vary by dose or formulation, duration of use, or specific population?

51. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0163_09-03-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Completion Date: 1-11-10 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Allergen-specific … The nominator is interested in the comparative effectiveness of treating children with allergen-specific … asthmatic and asthma-prone children, what is the comparative effectiveness of treating with allergen-specific … Allergen-specific Immunotherapy Nomination Summary Document http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm

52. mmeta: Exact Bayesian Inference for Multivariate Meta-analysis of Binary Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 11, 2014 - need to specify a link function, and has a closed-form expression of distribution functions for study-specific … We provide an empirical Bayes method for evaluating overall and study-specific treatment effects in multivariate … The exact posterior distributions of the study-specific comparative measures (e.g., odds ratio, relative … Sarmanov Beta-Binomial model, and provides exact Bayesian inference on the posterior distribution of study-specific

53. Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs), Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs), and Direct Renin Inhibitors for Treating Essential Hypertension – An Update of the 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ace-inhibitor-arb-update/research-protocol
    May 07, 2010 - ARBs selectively inhibit angiotensin II from activating the angiotensin specific receptor (AT 1 ). … Specific patient subgroups evaluated will be stratified by sex, comorbidities, concurrent medication … , and cerebrovascular disease-specific) Morbidity (especially major cardiovascular events [myocardial … To assess applicability, we will use the PICOTS format to identify specific issues that may limit the … On some specific reports such as reports requested by the Office of Medical Applications of Research

54. Chronic Urinary Retention (CUR) Treatment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/chronic-urinary-retention/research-protocol
    June 14, 2013 - ) Male-specific etiologies: prostate surgeries Female-specific etiologies: pelvic organ prolapse … repair; adjustment to procedures for stress urinary incontinence Non–sex-specific etiologies: sacral … With female-specific etiologies? With non-sex-specific etiologies? … KQ 2 : What are the harms and comparative harms of treatments for CUR in adults: With male-specific … With female-specific etiologies? With non-sex-specific etiologies?

55. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    March 11, 2013 - submitted: March 11, 2013 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 1.2 MB] Briefly describe a specific … In patients with low back pain without signs or symptoms suggesting a specific or serious underlying … tools or other methods for predicting which patients with low back pain are more likely to respond to specific … yes If yes, explain the specific technologies, devices, drugs, or interventions you would like to … (Please include specific details such as age range, gender, coexisting diagnoses, and indications for

56. Advancing Registry Methodology and Transparency | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 06, 2019 - Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR) The Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR) contains registry-specific … designed and deployed the RoPR system to complement ClinicalTrials.gov by providing additional registry-specific … The OMF is intended to serve as a content model for developing harmonized outcome measures in specific

57. Layout 1 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer_executive.pdf
    February 01, 2008 - Overall or prostate-cancer- specific survival was not reported. … • Disease-specific mortality: In SPCG-4, RP reduced prostate-cancer-specific mortality compared with … • Disease-specific survival: RP with ADT did not reduce disease- specific mortality compared with … • Disease-specific mortality: ADT + EBRT reduced disease-specific mortality compared with EBRT alone … • Disease-specific survival: Vaccine may improve disease-specific survival compared with nilutamide

58. For adults and children with asthma what is the effectiveness of the Buteyko Breathing method on reducing bronchodilator and inhaled steroid use and improving health status? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/for-adults-and-children-with-asthma-what-is-the-effectiveness-of-the-buteyko-breathing-method-on-reducing-bronchodilator-and-inhaled-steroid-use-and-improving-health-status
    September 01, 2009 - September 1, 2009 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 120.7 KB] Briefly describe a specific … no If yes, explain the specific technologies, devices, drugs, or interventions you would like to … (Please include specific details such as age range, gender, coexisting diagnoses, and indications for

59. For persons who present with acute cough illness (ACI), what is the comparative effectiveness of various interventions for reducing inappropriate antimicrobial use? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/for-persons-who-present-with-acute-cough-illness-aci-what-is-the-comparative-effectiveness-of-various-interventions-for-reducing-inappropriate-antimicrobial-use
    April 12, 2012 - submitted: April 12, 2012 Download Topic Suggestion Disposition [PDF · 1.2 MB] Briefly describe a specific … yes If yes, explain the specific technologies, devices, drugs, or interventions you would like to … (Please include specific details such as age range, gender, coexisting diagnoses, and indications for

60. EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 29, 2015 - that of SRs: key differences include the close relationship with the end-user and focus on helping a specific … end-user make a specific decision in an identified timeframe. … Having few and/or narrow questions (e.g., emerging technologies, single interventions, specific populations … creating rapid products: products should be developed in the context of identified end-users and their specific … A taxonomy of rapid reviews links report types and methods to specific decision-making contexts.