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201. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0074_03-10-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Compartor(s): Usual standard of care. Outcomes(s): Health services utilization and cost.

202. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-221-copd-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - This review focuses on evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as the gold standard design … harms of emerging and other pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies compared with placebo or standard … harms of emerging and other pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies compared with placebo or standard … The findings of the systematic review highlight that in addition to standard therapy with antibiotics … For the standard therapy of ECOPD with systemic antibiotics, corticosteroids and bronchodilators, many

203. Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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204. Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/lumbar-spondylolisthesis/white-paper

205. Future Research Needs for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stem-cell-children-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - Comparator (C) – standard of care Outcomes (O) – compliance with long-term followup after HSCT Settings … Individual participants assigned by nonrandom process to receive a novel therapy or standard of care … Patients who have been treated with novel therapies (exposed) and standard of care (non- exposed) … adjuvant chemotherapy, compared with eight cycles of standard adjuvant chemotherapy alone, improves … Efficacy Study 1383 10/2009- 3/2018 Germany FU: 6.5, 8.5 years HSCT compared with standard

206. Evidence-Summary-Cer-197-Fractional-Exhaled-Nitric-Oxide (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-197-fractional-exhaled-nitric-oxide.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - Background The diagnosis of asthma is a clinical diagnosis and is challenging without a criterion standard … For the diagnostic accuracy question (KQ 1.a), the main challenge relates to the lack of true gold standard

207. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2015 - Calculating the standardized mean difference (SMD), which is (effect treatment – effect comparator)/ standard … For analytical purposes, estrogen doses were classified as low/ultralow, standard, and high. … dose categories for oral conjugated equine estrogens were ultralow (0.15 to 0.3 mg), low (0.4 mg), standard … CI) Strength of Evidence 9 Estrogen (high) vs. placebo -0.50 (-0.61 to -0.39) High 39 Estrogen (standard … A standard set of common data elements using validated instruments would facilitate evidence synthesis

208. March 3rd Impact of Healthcare Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/impact-healthcare-algorithms-racial-ethnic-disparities-March-3.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - Shaped around 6 core goals: accountability, standard, v2: general transparency, fairness, reliability … CQ 2: References Microsoft responsible AI standard … 2022. https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp- content/uploads/prod/sites/5/2022/06/Microsoft-Responsible-AI-Standard-v2 … 52 https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/5/2022/06/Microsoft-Responsible-AI-Standard-v2

209. Ch 5-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_5-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Usual or Standard Care When a new treatment or testing modality becomes available, patients and health … The 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 “waste basket definition” of “usual or standard care” (any users … in studying new initiators of treatments, which is why the new user design is considered the gold standard

210. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (Amended) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-healthcare-community-amended-protocol.pdf
     July 02, 2020 - e.g., N95) versus facemasks (surgical) versus cloth masks for prevention of COVID-19 in addition to standard … controlled trials, cohort studies, and case-control studies on re- use or extended use of masks versus standard

211. Systematic Review on Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-2-noninvasive-nonpharma.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - Yoga, Eurythmy Therapy and Standard Physiotherapy (YES-Trial) for Patients With Chronic Non-specific … Yoga, Eurythmy Therapy and Standard Physiotherapy (YES-Trial) for Patients With Chronic Non-specific … Naprapathy versus orthopaedic standard care for common musculoskeletal disorders: an 8-year follow-up … = Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire; RPT = respondent therapy (progressive relaxation); SD = standard … exercise; NR = neuromuscular reeducation exercise; NT = no treatment; OKS = Oxford Knee Score; SD = standard

212. Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - For example, the problem of the lack of a "gold standard" for diagnosis of GDM is mentioned but no … It is a thorough review of existing studies, using a high standard for scoring the evidence. … Peer Review #9 General In view of the lack of "gold standard" for diagnosis of GDM, I believe there … The format of the forest plots is the standard way to present the data. … We realize this can be confusing, however, this is the standard output for the meta-graphs.

213. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_research-protocol.pdf
     May 02, 2011 - monoclonal immunoglobulins is the mainstay for diagnosis, prognosis, and management.3 The current standard … The standard tests have limited efficacy for the diagnosis of PCDs that are characterized predominantly … Data extraction will be done into standard forms in Microsoft Word. … rate each study as being of good, fair, or poor quality based on their adherence to well-accepted standard … This approach is recommended for analyses where neither test can be considered a reference (gold) standard

214. Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-future_research.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Because no standard definition of weight maintenance exists, all stakeholders agreed that the field … of weight gain prevention would benefit from the establishment of a standard definition. … Stakeholders stated that creating a standard definition of weight maintenance was critical to helping … One stakeholder commented that this standard should be clinically meaningful. Table 13. … However, no standard definition of weight maintenance exists.

215. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
     December 16, 2011 - outcomes for mother, fetus, and child, and considering other criteria for GDM in addition to the standard … or diagnostic test, including one-step, two-step, or other approach  Comparators: Any reference standard … Because there is no consistent standard for GDM diagnosis, studies will not be excluded based on the … Comparators Any reference standard will be eligible as a comparator KQ1. … Next, two reviewers will independently assess the full text of each report using a standard form that

216. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-imaging_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 01, 2014 - This has been rephrased to “standard uptake value.” … May benefit from more background on what an ideal or “gold standard” treatment evaluation tool would … This feature is now standard on CT systems. Thank you for this information. … This feature is now standard on many CT systems and is “built in” to each helical acquisition. … This feature is now standard on all new CT systems and has also been implemented on newer installed

217. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 232_Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-232-breathlessness-cancer-comments.pdf
     November 19, 2020 - We concluded that compressed air and standard supplemental oxygen did not differ in improving dyspnea … supplemental oxygen - A defintion of standard supplemental oxygen vs HFNC is mandatory in my view … We have updated ‘’supplemental oxygen’’ to ‘’standard supplemental oxygen’’ throughout the report. … We have included a definition of standard supplemental oxygen and High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) in … • Standard supplemental oxygen: conventional oxygen therapy delivered via nasal cannula or face

218. Research White Paper Multinational Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/multinational-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - Lastly, it is important to note that treatment patterns and standard of care may change during the lifespan … For example, countries that do not implement standard breast or prostate cancer screening procedures … is in the interpretation of whether the procedures involved in the study are considered routine or standard … Sometimes sites are chosen to represent the national standard of care mix. … While some of these factors, like variations in patient population and standard of care, are unlikely

219. Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-research-protocol.pdf
     April 11, 2018 - This review will focus on evidence from randomized controlled trials as the gold standard design for … Neuromuscular electrical stimulation o Combinations of the above • Comparators: KQ 1: Placebo or standard … care KQ 2: Placebo or standard care KQ3: Placebo, standard care or active individual intervention … • Interventions to prevent future COPD exacerbations Comparators KQ 1: Placebo or standard … care KQ 2: Placebo or standard care KQ 3: Placebo, standard care or active individual intervention

220. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - Naloxone is an international standard of care for safely and effectively reversing opioid overdoses … This Intervention Naloxone―delivered by intravenous or intramuscular injection or intranasally―is the standard … systems expert disagreed with the majority, noting that first responders already use naloxone as a standard … Clinical Pathway at Point of This Intervention Alcohol brief interventions (ABIs) are the standard of … Several likeminded experts also favorably compared interactive text messaging to standard of care,