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161. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2011 - "Standard care" for migraine has changed over time. … o Prevention of relapse (KQs 2 and 6) Standard parenteral therapy (i.e., one of the interventions … Comparator In-ED treatment: Any agent used as standard care, placebo, or an active comparator. … Prevention of relapse: Standard parenteral therapy (i.e., one of the interventions listed above) plus … Setting could affect standard of care.

162. Colorectal-Cancer-Staging Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - , in combination, or in a specific sequence) to stage colorectal cancer compared with a reference standard … in combination, or in a specific sequence) to restage colorectal cancer compared with a reference standard … For questions about the performance of a single imaging test against a reference standard, we used a … Studies must have directly compared the tests with each other and with a reference standard; all tests … being compared must have been evaluated by the same reference standard. 4.

163. Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - Bilevel ventilation (a form of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation) was more effective than standard … • Compressed air and standard supplemental oxygen (4 RCTs) did not differ for improving breathlessness

164. Standardized Libraries of Harmonized Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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165. Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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166. Gout Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - reported or not all patients received the reference standard (7). … reported or not all patients received the reference standard: N = 7 Full-text articles rejected … Radiation exposure is not greater than standard CT scanning and is limited to extremities, which are … However, several challenges must be overcome prior to ultrasound being accepted as a standard diagnostic … Clinical diagnostic criteria for gout: comparison with the gold standard of synovial fluid crystal

167. Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - Distribution-based data for MCIDs suggest a 0.5 standard deviation (SD) of the baseline value as a … arms ranges from 4.031 to 5.7.29 For GAF, the 0.5* standard deviation for baseline control arms is … 3.2.32 For MFQ-C, the 0.5* standard deviation for baseline control arms is 8.3.29 For MFQ-P, the 0.5 … deviation for baseline control arms ranges from 2.533 to 3.8.34 For CDRS-R, the 0.5* standard deviation … deviation for baseline control arms ranges from 2.533 to 3.8.34 For CDRS-R, the 0.5* standard deviation

168. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2010 - For each intervention within a trial, the sample size, mean outcome, and standard deviation will be … For those trials that do not report a follow-up standard deviation, we will impute one by assigning … the average standard deviation from other trials that report the standard deviation for the same outcome … If fewer than two trials are available with standard deviations, then we will impute the follow-up … standard deviation by taking one-fourth the theoretical range of the scale.

169. 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 - identify research gaps to determine future research priorities and encourage researchers to adopt standard

170. Disposition of Comments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2013 - We now use the phrase “reference standard diagnosis based on RHC.” … TEP Member 8 Introduction Page 11 line 56: I prefer the term reference standard; “gold standard” is … Later on in the report reference standard is used. … We changed from “gold standard” to “reference standard” throughout the report Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … The study used the standard threshold of mPAP>25mmHg.

171. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - Standard methods for identification of bladder cancer include urine dipstick and microscopic urinalysis … Effectiveness of Urinary Biomarkers Versus Other Urinary Biomarkers or Standard Diagnostic Methods … Standard vs. … Standard therapy was associated with increased risk of local and systemic adverse events vs. lower … Chapter 8: meta- analysis of test performance when there is a “gold standard”.

172. Disclosure Policy and Form (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Disclosure Policy and Form EPC Review Team Agreement The EPC Program follows three principles - to be relevant and timely, to be objective and scientifically rigorous, and to be transparent and engage the public1. Consistent with the principle of transparency and dedication to public engagement, the EPC prog…

173. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents - Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2021 - • Reference standard: The domain reference standard evaluates whether the reference standard, its … in correctly classifying the condition (e.g., a gold standard may not exist) and whether the reference … standard test results were interpreted without knowledge of the results or index test … The assessment takes into account whether the interval between the test and the reference standard was … and whether they received the same reference standard, and whether all patients were included in the

174. Diabetes-Behavior-Programs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2014 - RCTs are the gold standard for determining the effectiveness of interventions49 particularly when there … For the full- text review, two reviewers will independently assess eligibility using a standard form … Food and Drug Administration.46 For quality of life measures, we will use an MCSD of one-half standard … Comparators Usual (or routine) care or standard care. … This includes any intervention not described as usual or standard care to which a behavioral program

175. S29 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Richard Platt, MD, MS‡§ Background: Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) offer unique advan- tages over standard … CRTs can offer unique advantages over standard randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and observa … The ALLHAT example also illustrates that although RCTs are the gold standard in clinical research, the … Favor observational study or standard randomized controlled trial. … A number of subjects, however, noted that copayment manipulation is standard practice.

176. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 7 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Challenges: Diagnostic test evidence is challenging to grade because standard tools for grading evidence … One common challenge is that standard tools for assessing the quality of a body of evidence associated … reference standard. … From Turcios RM, et al.21 Another review of the use of non-invasive imaging in addition to standard … It is reasonable to consider either a more flexible qualitative approach to grading or the standard

177. Disposition of Comments for CER 157 Appendicitis (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2015 - We consider this to be standard usage and have retained the original wording. … - Did all patients receive a reference standard? … Did all patients receive the same reference standard? … The reference standard for operated cases is the histopathology examination. … What reference standard did you crave for in the nonoperated patients?

178. Hip-Fracture-Pain Clinician (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - Studies comparing specific regimens of systemic analgesics or comparing multimodal approaches with standard … periods of treatment, within the initial 30-day period of care, and in conjunction with the use of standard

179. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2009 - An example is the calculation of standard errors from confidence intervals or p-values; another is the … Other times, one has to record other statistics, including means and standard deviations, p-values or … Characteristics of the Index Test and Reference Standard Characteristics of the Index Test and Reference … Standard Again, do not spend time reviewing the slide. … Here we get information on the characteristics of the index test and the reference standard, as well

180. Monitoring-Programs-Rapid-Research-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     May 31, 2025 - management strategies, and building system capacity by incorporating learnings or efficiencies into standard