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2081. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c_research-protocol.pdf
      November 30, 2011 - The current standard antiviral medication treatment for HCV infection is pegylated interferon combined … decline in HCV RNA to undetectable levels 24 weeks following treatment completion, is considered the standard … also be included (e.g., telaprevir and boceprevir) and head-to-head comparisons with the current standard … We will use standard  2 tests to assess the presence of statistical heterogeneity among studies,

2082. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      February 16, 2011 - • Type I error, alpha level, or p value: we will set at a standard of 5 percent. … • Desired statistical power level: set at a standard of 0.80. … Peer Review (Standard Language) Approximately five experts in the field will be asked to peer review … of Treatments for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard … Peer Review (Standard Language)

2083. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2013 - sites • Non-screening test based strategy (e.g., gowning and gloving, hand hygiene, or standard … the evidence is also highlighted by the increasing demand for better control of MRSA and a higher standard … one could compare a screening based strategy that identifies, isolates, and decolonizes carriers + standard … measures with a non- screening based strategy that applies only standard measures to all patients (which … all sites • Non-screening test based strategy (e.g., gowning and gloving, hand hygiene, or standard

2084. Disposition of Comments Report for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Comparisons to usual or standard care were the majority of the literature. … Standard EPC methodology for comparative effectiveness reviews is to look first to RCTs, then include … The standard of care was not universal though it is treated as such across findings. … It was unclear what the efficacy of the standard of care was as a comparator. … Is standard of care being used as a true comparator or as an expression of a control?

2085. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2015 - Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Background Clinical Bottom Line and stereotactic body RT (SBRT). Charged particle-based conformal external-beam RT modalities, such as proton-beam RT (PBT), are also available to treat head and neck cancer, althou…

2086. Disposition of Comments for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - The standard practice in meta- analysis of odds ratios and risk ratios is to exclude studies from the … Although the introduction does state this fact, our standard procedure for all key questions when no … b) Analysis of the contribution of “standard of care” methods of anesthesia. … The rate of superficial infections was 1-4% in the standard group and 0.7-0.8% in the MIT. … The rate of deep infections was 1.3% in the standard and 0.2-1.3% in the MIT.

2087. Restless-Legs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      December 16, 2011 - Diagnosis: primary care versus specialty practice RLS is diagnosed based on clinical history using standard … (IRLS) group in 1995 17 and revised in a consensus conference at the NIH in 2003. 9 The use of standard … However, in primary care, the standard criteria may be less consistently applied. … distinguishing it from disorders that present similar symptoms. 18 “Mimic” conditions sometimes satisfy the standard …  Studies involving individuals of all ages diagnosed with RLS (according to standard IRLS criteria

2088. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      May 27, 2010 - may be small), or perhaps no clinical benefit, but there is a overall benefit when this becomes a standard … The cost of delivery should come down as this becomes the new standard. No action necessary.

2089. Engaging Patients in Information Sharing and Data Collection: The Role of Patient-Powered Registries and Research Networks (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2013 - Engaging Patients in Information Sharing and Data Collection: The Role of Patient-Powered Registries and Research Networks Community Forum White Paper Engaging Patients in Information Sharing and Data Collection: The Role of Patient-Powered Registries and Research Networks Communit…

2090. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2013 - slow disease progression in patients who continue to have acute exacerbations despite receiving standard … azithromycin would be used in patients who continue to have acute exacerbations despite receiving standard … Europe pay about $60,000 for each machine.60 Clinical Pathway at Point of This Intervention The standard … contingent on a cost-benefit analysis showing that the system improves outcomes over the current standard … Furthermore, the potential exists for altering the current standard practices for lung transplantation

2091. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      April 18, 2012 - Current Standard of Care Managing CVD risk in individuals with SMI include standard pharmacological … (standard treatment) Antipsychotic medication switching Patient education Exercise program Nutrition … to optimize adherence Peer and family support interventions Hyperglycemia/ diabetes mellitus Standard … Nutrition interventions Weight-loss program Peer and family support interventions Hypertension Standard … We will present summary estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals.

2092. Untitled (pdf file)
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      November 16, 2015 - factors KQ 1: Children with chronic OME (allow study-specific definitions of “chronic” but use as a standard … KQ 2: Children with recurrent AOM (allow study-specific definitions of “recurrent” but use as a standard … immediate postoperative period (allow study-specific definitions of “postoperative period,” but use as a standard … Following the standard AHRQ approach, for each intervention and comparison of intervention, and for … Standard 6: age groups for pediatric trials. Pediatrics. 2012 Jun;129 Suppl 3:S153-60.

2093. mmeta: Exact Bayesian Inference for Multivariate Meta-analysis of Binary Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      April 01, 2018 - Background Standard statistical methods assume the effect sizes of multivariate outcomes are independent

2094. Identification and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Depression: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      February 15, 2017 - after the post-MI hospitalization, but these guidelines are controversial.19,20 It is unclear how well standard … • Comparators: o Validated criterion standard (e.g., DSM or ICD criteria) administered by a trained … We believe that the evidence published from 2003 both represents the current standard of care for the … will rate each RCT as being of good, fair, or poor quality based on its adherence to well-accepted standard … We will present summary estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals.

2095. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2018 - Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 201 Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma Evidence Summary Objectives and Rationale for Review This report summarizes a systematic review, “Effectiveness of…

2096. Disposition of Comments CER 194 Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
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      March 19, 2018 - The standard methodology for assessing the SOE as per the AHRQ methods guide was approved for this … The standard methodology for assessing the SOE as per the AHRQ methods guide was approved for this … The standard methodology for assessing the SOE as per the AHRQ methods guide was approved for this … No further conclusions or recommendations are made, standard to these reports. … No further conclusions or recommendations are made, standard to these reports.

2097. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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      December 11, 2012 - determine that liver directed therapy has no role in those patients whose disease is refractory to standard … We did not attempt to compare liver-directed therapy to standard of care systemic therapy. … The pressing primary goal is to demonstrate survival benefit in the setting of current standard of care … is a rare indication for liver- directed therapy, even among patients who have progressed following standard … Given a choice between standard-of-care only versus adding some cutting- edge image-guided therapy,

2098. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda (pdf file)
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      August 09, 2012 - what constitutes ‘safe’ TOL, in whose judgment is TOL ‘safe’ and where the ‘immediately available’ standard … as maternal and infant health outcomes associated with TOL compared with ERCD, the development of standard … what constitutes ‘safe’ TOL, in whose judgment is TOL ‘safe’ and where the ‘immediately available’ standard … “That would be great to have a national standard. Something ‘blessed’ by ACOG would be great.” … Ultimately, the ability to conduct large-scale studies in this area hinges on the development of standard

2099. Phenylketonuria Executive (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2012 - However, based on accumulated evidence over the last few decades, it is now the standard of care to … the sole treatment for PKU, as its effectiveness has been shown in numerous studies and it is the standard … Phe level and IQ data for each participant or mean/median levels plus measure of variance (e.g., standard … Did not provide Phe data for each participant or mean/median levels plus measure of variance (e.g., standard … Introduction of sapropterin dihydrochloride as standard of care in patients with phenylketonuria.

2100. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
      December 20, 2011 - section 3.1) 3 indicate that the measurement of natriuretic peptides may be a useful addition to the standard … There is also suggestion that they add useful information to the standard cardiovascular disease (CVD … No gold standard diagnostic criteria exist in HF, so we will calculate sensitivity and specificity … secondary outcome status, type of effect measure (endpoint or change score, measure of variance (standard … deviation, standard error, etc.) and definition of treatment response.