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101. Disposition of Comment Report for Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2013 - Public Comment: Braden Kuo Executive Summary ROM referred to as reference standard. … Camilleri paper describes ROM as a non- ref standard. … We agree that radiopaque markers are an imperfect reference standard. … We agree that radiopaque markers are an imperfect reference standard. … We agree that radiopaque markers are an imperfect reference standard.

102. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_research-protocol.pdf
     August 22, 2008 - Height and weight z-scores (also called standard deviation scores or SDS) provide a relationship with … deviation or z-scores, weight velocity, and weight for height standard deviation score. … Standard deviations (SDs) of the change scores will be calculated from the SD of the baseline values … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII. … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII.

103. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
     March 10, 2010 - Effectiveness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Added to Standard … Effectiveness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Added to Standard … We did not feel that anticoagulants or over the counter medications were considered a part of the standard … In addition, standard medical therapies varied greatly between the ACE inhibitor and ARB clinical trials … raised about standard medical therapies.

104. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - 1/2 standard deviation, anchor (guyatt), delphi, expert? … There is no standard care for FI. Each author defined their own “standard care”. … “standard” of care. … How does this differ from standard care treatments? … care is not really standard.

105. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment-Future Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - The current standard clinical approach to therapy includes aggressive compression of the lower limb … The added benefit of these therapies to standard care with compression and debridement also remains … • Timing: The healing rate should be assessed at 4 weeks, and 12 weeks is accepted as a standard … • Timing: Twelve weeks is accepted as a standard for evaluating wound healing. … • Most studies were limited by study design, study size, standard definitions, standard outcome measures

106. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
     May 14, 2010 - person’s BMD to that of healthy 20 to 29 year old adults of the same sex and represents the number of standard … A second measurement called the Z-score expresses the number of standard deviations a BMD is above or … NOTE: The following protocol elements are standard procedures for all protocols. VIII. … Peer Review (Standard Language) http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/� … Peer Review (Standard Language)

107. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2010 - Included a statement in the protocol that there is no consensus on the “gold standard” test (or combination … We acknowledge that there is no consensus on the gold standard test (or combination of tests) for the … it will include study designs in which all tests (including the index, comparator, and reference standard … numerous domains including representativeness, inclusion/exclusion criteria, choice of reference standard … , masked interpretation of results of tests and reference standard, and study withdrawal.

108. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
     May 20, 2013 - Were readers of the diagnostic test of interest blinded to the results of the reference standard? … Were readers of the reference standard blinded to all other clinical information? 10. … Were patients assessed by a reference standard regardless of the test’s results? 11. … Were all patients assessed by the same reference standard regardless of the test’s results? 12. … Was a standard instrument used to measure the outcome? 19.

109. Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2011 - Strength of Evidence From the CER The Evidence-based Practice Center GRADE approach, based on the standard … Measuring Pain in Clinical Studies (1) A patient’s self-report of pain is the standard for evaluating … in Pain Intensity, VAS, cm* (95% CI) Strength of Evidence Skin Traction (preoperative) Pillow and standard … Acupressure and the Jacobson relaxation technique may contribute to pain reduction over that from standard … Pain Intensity, VAS, cm* (95% CI) Strength of Evidence Acupressure (preoperative) Sham control and standard

110. Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2011 - Strength of Evidence From the CER The Evidence-based Practice Center GRADE approach, based on the standard … Measuring Pain in Clinical Studies (1) A patient’s self-report of pain is the standard for evaluating … in Pain Intensity, VAS, cm* (95% CI) Strength of Evidence Skin Traction (preoperative) Pillow and standard … Acupressure and the Jacobson relaxation technique may contribute to pain reduction over that from standard … Pain Intensity, VAS, cm* (95% CI) Strength of Evidence Acupressure (preoperative) Sham control and standard

111. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
     January 15, 2015 - Historically, invasive coronary angiography (ICA) has been considered the standard reference diagnostic … of visualization, and reproducibility on measurement of stenosis is considered only moderate.8-11 Standard … While there are a number of standard risk assessment tools, in clinical practice the clinician’s overall … Next, there is controversy regarding the suitability of ICA as a gold standard to which noninvasive … Studies using standard of care as a comparator will be excluded if components for standard of care are

112. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
     June 01, 2014 - slow disease progression in patients who continue to have acute exacerbations despite receiving standard … Standard methods of donor organ preservation expose the organ to sustained periods of ischemia and … Prophylactic azithromycin, if used, would be added to standard COPD treatment and would not 4 … Although the cost of azithromycin therapy would be added to standard treatment costs, its low cost … Furthermore, the potential exists for altering the standard practices for lung transplantation, in

113. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pain-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     July 28, 2010 - Had the patients already failed standard pain treatment? If so, what kind? … Or were patients in the process of obtaining standard treatment for pain? 3. … Should “interdisciplinary” be the standard (versus multi)? Why, why not? 11. … therapy*, in process of obtaining standard therapy, not reported) Comparison population … (duration of pain, failed standard therapy*, in process of obtaining standard therapy, not reported

114. Executive Summary_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2025 - studies show if blood-based, multicancer screening tests help people compared with no screening or standard … Insufficient 4-Harms of Screening CancerSEEK Change in receipt of standard- of-care screening … 1 NRSI (2,912) Odds of adherence to standard-of-care lung cancer screening increased more in participants … lives, reducing advanced cancers, or improving quality of life compared with either no screening or standard

115. App-E-Surv-Rept-1-Acute-Pain (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.xlsx
     May 29, 2025 - Total treatment time 8 to 9 minutes, and standard treatment B: Standard treatment: Advice about activity … nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NR = not reported; QoL = quality of life; RR = relative risk; SD = standard … scale; NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; QOL = quality of life; RR = relative risk; SD = standard … applicable; NR = not reported; NRS = numeric rating scale; NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; SD = standard

116. Executive Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Executive Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository Systematic Review Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence …

117. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - The approach to reviewing the identified potentially eligible studies is standard and appears to have … Standard definitions should be used that do not rely on the terminology used in the manuscript. … Once again – the problem of no gold standard / reference standard can lead to biased results. … This was corrected and reference standard was defined based on 5 criteria (IOP, visual field, optic … Data was reported in the abstract for standard commercially available parameters using the standard

118. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - The results of the test under evaluation are compared to those from a reference standard in order to … or when the new test is thought to be better than the current reference standard. … Strategies exist to deal with cases in which the reference standard result is missing in some patients … or when information can be used to build a substitute or proxy for the reference standard, but when … Evaluation of diagnostic tests when there is no gold standard. A review of methods.

119. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-tests-proposals_research.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - The results of the test under evaluation are compared to those from a reference standard in order to … or when the new test is thought to be better than the current reference standard. … Strategies exist to deal with cases in which the reference standard result is missing in some patients … or when information can be used to build a substitute or proxy for the reference standard, but when … Evaluation of diagnostic tests when there is no gold standard. A review of methods.

120. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - care providers may ask a question about the effectiveness of the new treatment when added to usual or standard … Standard care could be no treatment or no testing, a single treatment or testing, or a set of existing … is made in the real world is necessary for accurate definition and operationalization of “usual or standard … It is important to recognize that a “wastebasket definition” of “usual or standard care” (any users of … many administrative databases for government or commercial insurance agencies are considered the “gold standard