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261. Cancer-Ovarian-Contraceptives Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - (randomized trials, cohort studies, case- control studies), pooled patient-level meta-analyses, or … Of these, 39 were case- control studies, 10 were cohort studies, and 6 were pooled analyses. … two studies. … Seven studies (three case- control studies and four cohort studies: four good quality, two fair quality … In a separate meta-analysis including eight studies (three case-control studies and five cohort studies

262. Effects of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease (pdf file)
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     April 18, 2017 - Studies comparing an experimental diet to usual diet, studies comparing levels of sodium intake, or … ; multicomponent studies that do not properly control for confounders; and studies relying only on … • Study design o Prospective cohort studies and nested case-control studies, where at least two … Studies comparing an experimental diet to usual diet, studies comparing levels of sodium intake, or … Studies comparing an experimental diet to usual diet, studies comparing levels of potassium intake,

263. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2020 - Case series, pre-post studies, case reports a Will Consider higher thresholds from older studies … only to identify eligible studies for this review. … We will not exclude studies rated as being poor in quality a priori, but poor-quality studies will be … if discrepancies between studies are present. … (e.g. at least six to ten studies for continuous variables and four studies for categorical variables

264. Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We will exclude case studies and small case series. … Observational Studies : For assessing the internal validity of observational studies, we will evaluate … among studies. … Evaluating non-randomized intervention studies. … Few of the studies include sub-group analyses.

265. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Final health outcomes reported in medication studies Intervention Outcome Category Studies Reporting … Women included in the studies were predominately premenopausal (39 studies). … In raloxifene studies with premenopausal women, neither bleeding pattern (in 3 studies) nor hemoglobin … Two studies compared UAE to myomectomy; 3 studies compared UAE to hysterectomy; and four studies compared … Participants in prospective studies were somewhat younger than those in retrospective studies (mean

266. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - comparative studies. … Lam’s earlier studies from the late ‘80s note a few pump problems, his later studies did not so perhaps … comparative studies. … If further studies are to be considered. … This conclusion was based on observational studies only.

267. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2020 - to six months duration to determine if an evaluation of studies with shorter durations is needed. … identified all relevant studies for this review. … We will not exclude studies rated as being poor in quality a priori, but poor-quality studies will be … if discrepancies between studies are present. … (e.g. at least six to ten studies for continuous variables and four studies for categorical variables

268. Amended Protocol: Management of Infantile Epilepsy (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2021 - We will exclude studies of diagnosis as well as studies of provider/organization interventions such … If, for a given treatment, there are no such studies, we will then examine pre-post studies of that … For Key Question 3 (harms), we will include single-arm studies as well as controlled studies. 6. … For example, studies that compare two treatments directly will be discussed separately from studies … studies with control groups, so we will only use it for non-randomized studies with control groups

269. Clostridium difficile Infection Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Studies will be included in the review based … For Risk Factor studies, studies must be prospective with appropriate methods to correct for selection … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of eligible studies will … We expect to pool one-step NAAT studies using random effects models; two-step studies that include NAAT … /or comparative study/ or followup studies/or prospective studies/or risk factors/or cohort.mp. or compared.mp

270. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - (41 studies; 4,394 patients), mixed (8 studies; 1,186 patients), and symptoms not described (8 studies … Echo sPAP in asymptomatic patients SOE = Insufficient (No studies) SOE = Insufficient (No studies … Thirty-four studies used RHC as a reference test, 15 studies used 6MWD as a reference test, and 10 … The studies reported the following outcomes: 6MWD (27 studies), mortality (21), dyspnea (17), right … those cases in case-control design studies, making these studies a poor match for the question at

271. Disposition of Comments Report for Evidence Report 215 Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - , poorly designed studies or both. … If labels referred to research studies, those studies were retrieved and screened for inclusion. … It’s not clear which specific studies (varicella or zoster vaccine studies) support which terms. … If labels referred to research studies, those studies were retrieved and screened for inclusion. … If labels referred to research studies, those studies were retrieved and screened for inclusion.

272. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 257: Schedule of Visits and Televisits for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2022 - We synthesized both quantitative and qualitative research studies. … Our searches targeted comparative studies and qualitative research studies from database inception to … studies [NRCSs]: 214-3882). … Studies also varied regarding who provided antenatal care; although, most studies provided few details … Three studies were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic; neither of the two studies that compared

273. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - additional studies. … The studies included 62 RCTs, 2 NRCTs, and 17 cohort studies (9 prospective and 8 retrospective). … behavior disorders (8 studies), bipolar disorder (11 studies), schizophrenia and schizophrenia- related … psychosis (31 studies), Tourette syndrome (7 studies), behavioral issues (4 studies), and various psychiatric … In addition, 17 studies compared different doses of the same antipsychotic, and 26 studies compared a

274. Telehealth During COVID-19 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2023 - studies: RCT, CT, observational studies, and surveys KQ3: Qualitative studies: focus groups, interviews … Assessment of Quality of Individual Studies Paired investigators will assess studies independently for … analyses by excluding these studies. … studies: focus groups, interviews KQ1: Large scale, US-based studies based on claims or EHR data† KQ … 2: Quantitative studies (e.g., RCT, CT, cohort studies.)

275. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - We also searched ClinicalTrials.gov to identify ongoing studies. … We performed de novo meta-analyses of all studies on a given comparison if the studies were similar … using only intra-arterial contrast media, 2 studies using only intravenous contrast media, and 3 studies … ); and 3 studies investigating the use of ascorbic acid versus N-acetylcysteine (all studies using … Assessing Risk of Bias in Included Studies.

276. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - We rated studies as good, fair, or poor quality and retained poor studies as part of the evidence base … of interest for this review.8- 31 Dyspareunia (11 studies), dysmenorrhea (12 studies), and IBS (10 studies … interventions.8,10-16,35-44 Fourteen of these studies were RCTs, and three were prospective cohort studies … Many studies also included a population of patients with endometriosis; few studies include participants … • Few nonsurgical studies reported harms.

277. Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2023 - studies. … We will exclude descriptive studies with no outcomes data or studies that include only data from one … We will also exclude modeling studies or studies that use synthetic data. … including trial and observational studies, including prospective and retrospective cohort studies and … Included systematic reviews may include studies prior to 2010 if such studies are relevant to current

278. Executive Summary - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - ) [SOE] SAE Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Dizziness Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Nausea … Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Sedation Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Comparable THC/CBD … ) [SOE] SAE Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Dizziness Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Nausea … Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Sedation Effect Size (N Studies) [SOE] Other Cannabinoids … studies on subacute pain.

279. Patient-Centered-Medical-Home Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - versus pediatric studies. … Most studies were conducted in integrated health care systems (10 of 17 studies). … Only two of these studies are RCTs. … KQ 4—Horizon Scan of Ongoing PCMH Studies Ongoing studies: A relatively large number of studies evaluating … In contrast to the majority of studies included in our review, all of these studies describe explicit

280. Case-Management Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - adults with one or more chronic diseases (20 studies/30 articles) • Frail elderly (14 studies/17 … articles) • Dementia (15 studies/26 articles) • Congestive heart failure (12 studies/12 articles) … • Diabetes mellitus (12 studies/24 articles) • Cancer (6 studies/8 articles) • Chronic infections … (HIV or tuberculosis) (15 studies/ 17 articles) • Other medical problems (15 studies/19 articles) … Several studies found reduced ED use in patients receiving CM, but other studies found no effect.