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361. 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.

362. 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.

363. 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)

364. 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.

365. 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.

366. 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

367. 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).

368. 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.

369. 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

370. 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

371. 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

372. Evidence-based Practice Center Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2011 - Randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized comparative studies, and cohort studies; for adverse events … included in relevant review articles and any additional eligible primary studies. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies For those KQs with applicable studies … We will describe our logic where studies are not unanimous. … B can only be assessed by evaluating studies of A vs. placebo and B vs. placebo).

373. Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2017 - The full report, listing all studies, is available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/renal-cancer. … were open-biopsy studies. … b Fifteen of the studies concerned open biopsy, and one concerned fine needle aspiration. … SEER studies: HR 1.18 (0.94 to 1.42) Non-SEER studies: HR 1.08 (0.87 to 1.33) ��� Metastasis-free survival … SEER studies: HR 1.23 (1.13 to 1.33) Non-SEER studies: HR 1.09 (0.88 to 1.34) ��� Radical Nephrectomy

374. 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).

375. 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).

376. 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.

377. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - No other studies met the criteria. … No studies were overlooked, to my knowledge. … All studies of safety were addressed in KQ3. … Studies like this are not science. … many of the studies, but is appropriate.

378. Progestogens-Preterm-Birth Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Included studies reflected 63 distinct study populations: 28 RCTs, 4 clinical trials, 14 cohort studies … , 8 case series, 6 case-control studies, and 3 cross- sectional studies. … Two studies of gel (total n=556) did not. … in the two studies that used vaginal gel. … Five studies, all conducted before 1980, used other progestogens.

379. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - Summary characteristics of the included studies Number of Characteristic Studies References Study Design … No studies reported neonatal hypocalcemia or ileus. … Despite this thorough process, the number of identified studies was very small—we had too few studies … Observational studies. … Since observational studies are susceptible to the effects of confounding, future observational studies

380. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 6 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Which studies should be included and which excluded? … Prevalence of condition in practice and in studies. … “alloy” standard in studies. Alternate or “usual” test used in the studies. … D-dimer studies in which it is unclear when results were available relative to DVT imaging studies … Thus excluding studies with older technologies and presenting results of included studies by slice thickness