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81. Digestible Carbohydrate Intake and Maternal-Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    April 08, 2024 - • Prospective cohort studies • Nested case-control studies • Narrative reviews • Systematic … studies • Case-control studies • All other study designs Geographic Location • Locations with … If older, seminal studies or studies cited in the prior guideline are needed for context we will provide … Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies 2019- 2020. … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review B.

82. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - before-after studies • Interrupted time series studies and repeated measures studies • De-implementation … studies • Studies published since 2011 • Not published in English • Not original research • Other … study designs (e.g., uncontrolled before-after studies or cross-sectional studies) Literature Searches … selection criteria, or standard appraisal of studies. … 12 individual-studies. 12.

83. Rapid Evidence Product: No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2022 - , other observational studies, pre/post studies • Studies assessing no-touch intervention(s) of interest … , 5 pre/post studies) No studies Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide + silver ions No studies No studies … No studies 1 RCT12 Solid copper surfaces No studies No studies 2 pre/post studies18,20 No studies … Steam No studies No studies No studies No studies Chlorine dioxide No studies No studies No studies … No studies Ozone No studies No studies No studies No studies CT = controlled trial; RCT = randomized

84. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-sepsis.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - Eligibility Criteria for Studies of Effectiveness We will search for original studies and systematic … controlled trials and observational studies with a comparison group, including 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.

85. AHRQ Slide Template-Widescreen
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    September 08, 2025 - Infant Intake, Infant Outcomes One of the eight included studies Note: Data in some studies were used … Maternal Intake Infant Birth Outcomes SOE Studies/ Design Summary of Findings Weight Low 6 studies 1 … BMI or Weight-for-length No evidence No studies NA Composite Body Measures No evidence No studies NA … with 29 articles A total of 1,277,621 participants All prospective cohort studies No RCTs Studies conducted … and presented similarly to the observational studies) Studies conducted in USA: 3 Europe: 6 Asia: 6

86. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol - Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-252-infantile-epilepsies-disposition-comments.pdf
    October 25, 2022 - older studies. … We included four studies of topiramate and one study of phenytoin. … misleading/irrelevant studies, but no objective threshold exists. … We included four studies of topiramate and one study of phenytoin. … of four studies which are now summarized in Key Question 3.

87. Schedule of Visits and Use of Telemedicine for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - studies (KQ 1 & 2) We will search for studies and existing systematic reviews in MEDLINE (via PubMed … Search strategies include filters to remove nonhuman studies and articles that are not primary studies … for the quantitative studies. … Qualitative studies (KQ 3) Eligible qualitative studies will be extracted in Google sheets (to allow … Qualitative studies (KQ 3) For qualitative studies, we will assess risk to rigor using the Critical

88. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - □ We will include studies of adults for KQ1-5. … , modeling only studies) … □ We will exclude studies published only as abstracts. … Reasons for exclusion will include: studies that did not include humans, studies clearly listed as a … activity (for energy intake studies).

89. Amended Protocol: Maternal and Childhood Outcomes Associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2020 - A second review, published by USDA in 2012, covered studies from 2002 to 2010 and unpublished studies … We will search for the studies in the following manner: a) Original studies published since 2009: … When we have sufficient data (at least two studies) and studies are adequately homogenous with respect … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Exclusion criterion: Studies published … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review We will include studies of dietary

90. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-245-breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-evidence-summary-updated-1.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - Our searches targeted comparative studies and single group studies (i.e., studies without a comparison … Results We found 160 primary studies comprising 478,650 patients in total. … studies (N = 275,218). … We did not find any studies comparing timing of IBR or AR before or after chemotherapy. … The included studies were mostly at moderate to high risk of bias.

91. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients during Clinical Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - For this rapid review, we plan to focus on studies that assess the effectiveness of interventional … • Poor - Outdated, irrelevant, or biased review without systematic search for studies, explicit … selection criteria, or standard appraisal of studies. … Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies. U.S. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non- randomised studies of interventions.

92. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
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    June 16, 2022 - No studies met inclusion criteria. … No new studies were identified for inclusion. … Included/excluded studies appear complete Thank you. … care but the studies themselves had low SOE. … It seems the studies presented in the SR are largely efficacy studies with some cohort studies on preference

93. Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260 (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2023 - with few studies conducted within the U.S. setting … • Among studies included in our Key Questions, few (4%, n=8) studies reported a formal evaluation of … Few studies were conducted within the U.S. setting. … Among studies with a high volume of literature, which predominately included studies in dietary supplements … Among eight low- or medium-risk-of-bias studies in nutrition support prior to cancer treatment, studies

94. Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
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    February 25, 2021 - 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 … We will not exclude studies rated high risk of bias a priori, but high risk of bias studies will be

95. Atrial-Fibrillation-Addendum-140619 (pdf file)
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    June 19, 2014 - ) studies) studies) studies) Insufficient studies) Types of studies) No difference No difference (1 … ) SOE= Insufficient (No studies) SOE= Insufficient (No studies) SOE= Insufficient (No studies … (No (No studies) studies, 467 studies) studies) studies) studies) (No studies) studies) Transcatheter … ) studies) studies) studies) (No studies) studies) Radial Linear studies) patients) patients) Ablation … (No studies) SOE= Insufficient (No studies) SOE= Insufficient (No studies) SOE= Insufficient

96. CER 210: Disposition of Comments for Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - Some studies do show a difference. … I think this is because the results section often refers to studies as "the studies in the United Kingdom … The magnitude varies across studies. … “of these 128 studies” without prior mention of the number 128 We have clarified the number of studies … It is unclear why these studies have been excluded, but these are studies on “changes in health service

97. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-monitoring-systems-protocol.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - For cohort studies and trials, the study time frame also needs to be specified. … RCTs, non-randomized trials, and observational studies with a comparison group … Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies. U.S. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions. … criteria, or standard appraisal of studies.

98. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ocr-protocol-final_1.pdf
    December 18, 2019 - 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

99. Telehealth for Women (pdf file)
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    June 21, 2021 - studies, including prospective and retrospective cohort studies and before-after studies (i.e., natural … experiments) o Qualitative studies that evaluate preferences, barriers/facilitators o Studies … We will also exclude modeling studies or studies that use synthetic data. … We will not exclude studies rated high risk of bias a priori, but high risk of bias studies will be … studies may not be comparative.

100. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2019 - SRS treatment arms • Studies based exclusively on pre-1990 data Comparators • Studies comparing … We decided to exclude non-English studies, as non-English language studies may not contribute substantially … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: All included studies will be assessed … Regardless of whether studies can be combined in a meta-analysis for a key question, all studies meeting … Where analyses indicate systematic differences across studies, we will stratify studies and present