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321. Choice-Of-Mean White-Paper (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - results across studies that are not optimally reported. … These meta-analyses included 5 to 13 studies and 218 to 4,100 patients (Table 2). … Other designs, like cohort or other observational studies were not considered. … sulfonylureas (studies < 24 weeks in duration) 8 studies #1: 718 (21–164) #2: 797 (18–161 … sulfonylureas (studies ≥ 24 weeks in duration) 4 studies #1: 269 (16–210) #2: 269 (17–209)

322. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Studies will be included in the review … 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

323. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Use of Structured Handoff Protocols for Intrahospital Transitions (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2024 - , Stepped wedge studies, time series studies, possibly pre/post studies if there are few to zero … studies of stronger internal validity, systematic reviews Qualitative studies, pre/post studies … selection criteria, or standard appraisal of studies. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non- randomised studies of interventions. … Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies. U.S.

324. Disposition of Comments for CER 195 Management of Uterine Fibroids (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2017 - …"--can you look across studies? … These studies were misclassified. … These studies were misclassified. … These studies were misclassified. … and not just within studies.

325. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2011 - We will exclude case studies and small case series. … A data file of excluded studies with reasons for exclusion will be maintained. … among studies. … Evaluating non-randomized intervention studies. … Few of the studies include sub-group analyses.

326. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2014 - Give the rating of quality for the new studies described. … We have added text to clarify the lack of new studies. … (X studies were null, Y studies found an inverse relation etc). … studies and case-control studies) and quality (rated A, B C). … However, despite an additional 126 new studies and 3 new systematic reviews (covering > 562 studies)

327. EHC Protocol: Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies (pdf file)
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     September 24, 2024 - KQ 1, 3: Studies of less than 12-months duration. … [MeSH Terms] OR Case-Control Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Cohort Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Follow-up Studies[ … [MeSH Terms] OR Case-Control Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Cohort Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Follow-up Studies[ … [MeSH Terms] OR Case-Control Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Cohort Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Follow-up Studies[ … [MeSH Terms] OR Case-Control Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Cohort Studies[MeSH Terms] OR Follow-up Studies[

328. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - For KQ 1a we will also include derivation, validation, and cohort studies. … For KQ 1c and 2b we will also include cohort studies with comparators. … For all KQs we will exclude uncontrolled observational studies, case control studies, case series, … 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.

329. home-based-care-protocol-141119 (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2014 - studies. … of studies are designed to identify studies that can answer the Key Questions and are based on the … of studies only) • Pre/post studies with or without a comparison group • Descriptive studies … studies were not missed. … Variability in the studies or studies with unique attributes may limit the ability to generalize the

330. Renal-Function Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - All studies were observational cohort studies. … We found 43 studies for troponin T and 30 studies for troponin I for all-cause mortality. … We found very few studies that used AUC results and no studies that used NRI. … All of the studies we found that related to KQ 4 were observational cohort studies. … for studies that also reported hard outcomes (i.e., we did not include cross-sectional studies).

331. Depression-Treatment-Ssri Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Experimental studies and observational studies with comparator groups were included in this review. … Forty-one studies (61 publications)28-88 included adults, and three studies (13 publications)89-101 … Inadequate sample size was a factor in many studies. … Adequate sample size was an issue in these studies. … No observational studies met the eligibility criteria.

332. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2017 - Studies that analyzed levels of fish (or other food) consumption without exact quantification of omega … The full report, listing all studies, is available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/omega-3/. … Since this original observation, there have been hundreds of studies conducted to evaluate the effect … studies of fatty acid biomarkers. … Obs-bio represents observational studies of fatty acid biomarkers.

333. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2010 - The six observational studies that reported late xerostomia all favored IMRT. … The strength of evidence is insufficient as no comparative studies addressed these key questions. … The studies are of poor quality, and the results are not consistently statistically significant. … The strength of evidence is insufficient as no comparative studies addressed these key questions. … The quality of available studies is poor and no strongly consistent results were reported.

334. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2014 - Compared with studies of OMBP versus no OMBP, studies of active OMBP regimens were conducted in earlier … 5 studies no prep enema Figure A. … compare outcomes across studies. … Fourth, indexing of nonrandomized studies, and single-group cohort studies in particular, is less complete … Future studies, including pooled reanalyses of existing data and new comparative studies (both randomized

335. Noninvasive, Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2017 - All KQs: • Studies reporting on intermediate outcomes only • Nonrandomized studies • Abstracts, editorials … We will exclude cohort studies, case-control studies, case reports, and case series. … studies are present. … from poorer-quality studies. … Random effects across studies are assumed and if estimates across studies vary widely, profile likelihood

336. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Review: Use of Structured Handoff Protocols for Intrahospital Within-Unit Transitions (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Four studies were randomized controlled trials and the remainder were pre-post studies. … Six studies were single site studies, and the remainder were multisite. … , stepped wedge studies, time series studies, possibly pre-post studies if there are few to zero … studies of stronger internal validity, systematic reviews Qualitative studies, pre-post studies … Six studies were performed at multiple sites, and the rest were single site studies.

337. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - We did not identify any observational studies to include, so publication bias for this class of studies … studies were available. … studies to give the reader a reasonably quick but complete overview of the studies. … Thank you, we have revised Types of Studies section to read: “Prospective cohort studies: studies … studies (i.e. nutrition).

338. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - We did not identify any observational studies to include, so publication bias for this class of studies … studies were available. … studies to give the reader a reasonably quick but complete overview of the studies. … Thank you, we have revised Types of Studies section to read: “Prospective cohort studies: studies … studies (i.e. nutrition).

339. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - SIMHC review use cRCTs (9 cRCTs of 154-17 included studies). … For the completed studies which were in both: a. … Were results reported in clinicaltrials.gov for any of the studies? … For studies that are ongoing but not completed, what was the date of initiation of the studies? … (c) For completed and unpublished studies, we will reach out to authors of discontinued studies via

340. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - reviews but were not the focus of those reviews, observational studies done at any time, newer studies … , we limited studies of CAM to RCTs. … Of the 59 studies, 42 studies were included in one of the five systematic reviews, and we included … 17 additional studies. … Studies were conducted in clinical settings.