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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity_hi_impact.pdf
April 17, 2012 - But the surgery has significant associated risks and mortality; and
the drug therapy has undesired … The
committee stated “the lack of obesity medications is a significant unmet medical need.” … discontinuation rate, which they believe to be significant adverse factors. … phase 3 trials show obese and
overweight patients taking Arena Pharmaceuticals'
Lorcaserin achieved statistically … significant weight
loss.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_disposition-comments.pdf
July 08, 2014 - Neither showed statistically significant
differences between groups, although the study size makes … identifying significant differences difficult. … pregnant women
who did not receive an SSRI (depression status unknown) found the
risk for ASD was statistically … CI 1.50 to 7.47),
while the risk in women taking an SSRI for another indication was
lower and not statistically … significant (OR 1.61; 95% CI 0.85 to 3.06).”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
January 31, 2013 - in which aspirin was used for primary prevention in patients with vascular disease did not find a
statistically … significant benefit.19 The CAPRIE (clopidogrel versus aspirin in patients at risk of
ischaemic events … First, there were significant intertrial
variations in the control groups, the types and duration of … most recent Cochrane review, performed in 2008, compared exercise training to usual
care.22 It found statistically … What are the significant safety concerns associated with each treatment strategy
(e.g., adverse drug
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
January 27, 2012 - A maladaptive pattern of alcohol-use leading to clinically significant impairment or
distress, as manifested … Alcohol dependence11 A maladaptive pattern of alcohol use, leading to clinically significant impairment … Such a review will provide significant assistance to dissemination efforts to
educate U.S. clinicians … The potential to improve the health
and welfare of the U.S. population could be significant as well. … A study assessed as high risk of bias has
significant risk of bias (e.g., stemming from serious issues
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - All treatment-by-
MDD interactions for pain were either not significant or
not reported. … The interaction result was not reported; the
text implies that it was not significant.3
Treatment-by-MDD … Impression
of Improvement (PGI-I).76 For the PGI-I outcome, the
duloxetine-by-MDD interaction was not statistically … The interaction term was not
significant. … (p >0.1),20 but the treatment-by-
MDD stratum interaction was significant for “treatment-
emergent”
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adult-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2011 - 2008
Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on the treatment of PTSD, the condition “…develops
in a significant … trauma
• Failure to recall an important aspect of trauma
• Loss of interest or participation in significant … of
disturbance
• Duration of disturbance symptoms is more than 1 month
Criterion F: Clinically
significant … distress or
impairment
• Disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social … A “poor” study has
significant bias (e.g., stemming from serious errors in design or analysis) that
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-antigen-3-gene_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Potential for
significant
health impact
• Potential for significant health impact:
− To improve … − To reduce significant variation related to quality of care. … • Potential for significant economic impact, reducing unnecessary or excessive costs. … Lack of a definition of
“clinically significant
improvement” in
diagnostic accuracy.
3. … Lack of a definition of “clinically significant improvement” in diagnostic accuracy.
3.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adult-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
April 03, 2013 - pooled effect size with a 95% confidence
interval contained completely between -.28 and +.28 (often non statistically … significant
We disagree. … That would be true even if such a pooled effect size were statistically significant (e.g.,
the confidence … indicating the thresholds on your “tree” plots would then distinguish between two
treatments that are statistically … It's short half-life can create difficulties with
patient adherence and it also has significant issues
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
May 13, 2014 - To determine whether this
potential population heterogeneity would have a
significant impact on our … The one possible exception,
that might be considered a significant change in the
effect size, was for … that our
meta-analyses for variation in naltrexone response
related to OPRM1 polymorphisms found no
statistically … We realize that this outcome in this
study was statistically significant. … As presently
offered, this report is not likely to generate significant interest.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - Preliminary data suggest that in some patients, low-
dose ketamine produces significant, rapid (within … Experts thought that SPARX could positively improve patient health outcomes without
placing significant … Some experts concluded that this
cost would not be a significant burden to patients with reduced financial … adolescents who
completed SPARX had larger mean CDRS score reductions (10.32 vs. 7.59, p=0.079) and
statistically … Patients who finished this tailored
intervention demonstrated statistically significant, sustained
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Pittet and colleagues demonstrated a significant reduction in MRSA
bloodstream infections in one especially … Jernigan and colleagues noted a significant
decrease in the risk of MRSA transmission when isolation … Only the addition of active
surveillance resulted in a statistically significant decline in the incidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-226-labor-dystocia-comments.pdf
May 14, 2020 - In general, the manuscript is well-written, with very few
significant grammar or syntax corrections … General Peer Reviewer #2 Page 27 Line 48…Why are some statistically significant (and for that
matter … I
consider this a significant limitation. … If just describing statistically-defined
confidence intervals, this would be almost impossible to define … This is mainly driven by the significant limitation of the data
available.
Thank you.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - There is clearly a significant need for more Level
One investigations in this field. … CI, 0.39 to 2.80]) to clarify that the
difference in risk of symptomatic stone
recurrence was not statistically … significant. … There is clearly a significant need for more Level
One investigations in this field. … By counting only symptomatic episodes as
“recurrences”, a significant number of episodes of true stone
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_disposition-comments.pdf
October 27, 2015 - The latter is an area of significant clinical
need and confusion with regard to best
treatment. … There are
significant limitations to any analysis that
can be performed especially with markers. … This is considered an area of significant
need but is not addressed. … SWOG 8507 clearly shows
a highly statistically significant benefit to 3
yr. maintenance vs. induction … FISH, but
the table shows a significant difference in
specificity between the two (p=0.0001).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/thromboembolism-update-disposition.pdf
June 22, 2017 - The authors
correctly point out that post-phlebitic
syndrome can be a significant clinical
problem … Venogram only
DVT did not rank as significant
Symptomatic DVT was an outcome of
interest included … Using
statistical techniques we did not find
significant evidence of bias (significant
differences … Peer
Reviewer #4
Results Results for network MA
For the many significant comparisons, do
the FE … model provide a role to make is
easier to see significant comparisons?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-adolescents_research-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2011 - number of adolescents and young adults currently affected by an ASD, as
well as a significant cohort … ASDs are characterized by significant impairments in
social interaction, behavior, and communication … While we acknowledge that ASD undoubtedly has significant effects on family
functioning, exploring the … They are
also frequently adapted to be targeted to specific study participants given the significant … In contrast to Autistic
Disorder, there are no clinically significant delays or deviance in language
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/09_infectiousdisease_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - In the post-treatment period, significant reductions in depression and HIV RNA were
observed, while … significant increases in CD4 T-cell count and antidepressant prescriptions
were observed compared … Key Expert Comments: Overall, experts stated a significant unmet need exists for earlier
anal … Experts thought that emtricitabine/tenofovir could have a
significant impact on health promotion by … All but one
item sampled had a statistically significant reduction in microbial burden.
107
Clinical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/renal-cancer_disposition-comments.pdf
February 24, 2016 - Executive Summary Key Question 3b, Page 23/Perioperative
Outcomes
Page 140 I have a significant issue … Therefore, the clinically significant implications of nephron-
sparing management strategies are not … We changed the language to state: “but is
associated with a significant non-diagnostic rate.” … Any specific instances of
individual studies that diverged from this finding
(and perhaps state a statistically … significant
association, regardless of the magnitude of
difference) are discussed in the main text
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - cirrhosis, liver cancer
and liver failure often take decades to present, it is
anticipated that a significant … Summary
(ES-12)
Row 1: "…slightly better short-term scores…" Please
state whether the difference is statistically … significant,
and, if so, please state the magnitude of the
difference and the p-value. … We revised this to indicate that differences were statistically
significant. … factors for
infection and emphasize the importance of parenteral
drug abuse and the high prevalence of significant
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - early-stage
cancers who mistakenly get triaged into
“return to normal screening” may
experience a significant … Health Care Program
2
further assessment after a screening mammography do not
have cancer, and significant … prevalence of disease in the
study population and whether or not the image readers
were blinded was statistically … that whether the
studies blinded the image readers and accounted for inter-
reader differences were statistically … Angle between 1 and 4
min gives the most significant difference in time-intensity curves
between benign