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201. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
     October 20, 2016 - interventions for nondependent drug use, with or without addressing other substances or behaviors Studies … (tobacco or alcohol), severity of the disorder, and presence of comorbid mental health conditions Studies … , case control studies, time series studies, before-after studies with no comparison group, cross-sectional … studies, case studies, case series, editorials/commentaries Country Studies conducted in countries … whose primary results were published from 1992 to present Studies whose primary results were published

202. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - No additional studies were identified. … In addition to studies identified in the update searches, studies included in the previous review for … For KQ5, prospective cohort studies and case-control studies were also eligible. … Thirty-two studies reported on TST (eTables 10 and 12 in the JAMA Supplement). 18-49 Among studies … 0.46-0.74); 9 studies (1004 participants); pooled specificity, 0.99 (95% CI, 0.98-0.99); 10 studies (

203. Draft Research Plan: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/weight-management-children-adolescents-interventions
     February 10, 2022 - Include Exclude Condition definition Studies identifying children with higher BMI, using measures … such as BMI percentile, BMI z-score, percent overweight, or waist circumference   Aim Studies … higher BMI and is now engaged in maintenance of weight loss or improved weight trajectory Studies … of interventions, defined as quantitative studies estimating the harms of an intervention that does … to patients’ choices All other study designs Country Studies that take place in countries

204. Draft Research Plan: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/high-body-mass-index-children-adolescents-interventions
     February 10, 2022 - Include Exclude Condition definition Studies identifying children with higher BMI, using measures … such as BMI percentile, BMI z-score, percent overweight, or waist circumference   Aim Studies … higher BMI and is now engaged in maintenance of weight loss or improved weight trajectory Studies … of interventions, defined as quantitative studies estimating the harms of an intervention that does … to patients’ choices All other study designs Country Studies that take place in countries

205. Draft Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/asymptomatic-carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
     August 15, 2019 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … care (e.g., statins, antiplatelet medications) KQ 4: Medical treatment/usual care or noncomparative studies … reporting rates of harms KQs 3, 4: Comparative studies of CEA vs. … 1–3: All designs other than randomized, controlled trials KQ 4: Case reports, small observational studies … Countries Studies conducted in countries categorized as “very high” on the Human Development Index

206. Evidence Summary: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis-screening
     January 09, 2018 - Seven studies (13 articles; n = 447,243) met inclusion criteria for screening accuracy (KQ2), 7 studies … of treatment, such as more prospective studies of exercise and brace treatment and studies on surgical … Also excluded were a large number of studies with no comparison group, comparative effectiveness studies … , longitudinal studies that did not report health outcomes in adulthood, studies in which screening was … NA NA NA NA NA NA NA KQ2 7 studies (prospective cohort studies of screening

207. Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Fourteen studies (2 good-quality, 4 fair-quality, and 8 poor- quality studies) found no clear association … Fourteen studies (2 good-quality, 2 fair-quality, and 10 poor-quality studies) found no association be … We selected for full-review randomized trials, cohort studies, and case– control studies that evaluated … versus less prolonged rupture of membranes Low 2 cohort studies 245 Fair High Direct Low Two studies … shortcomings in the studies.

208. Final Research Plan: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/aspirin-use-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication
     May 14, 2020 - clotting KQ 2: Postoperative or minor bleeding Study Designs All KQs: Good- and fair-quality studies … controlled clinical trials; individual patient data meta-analyses; and large prospective observational studies … All KQs: Poor-quality studies, according to USPSTF criteria KQ 1: Observational studies KQ … 2: Retrospective cohort studies, case control studies, case series, case reports, narrative reviews … , commentaries, or editorials Setting Studies conducted in countries categorized as “very high

209. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
     September 28, 2021 - The last surveillance on January 22, 2021, identified no new studies. … Studies rated as poor quality were excluded from the review. … Effects were consistent across the included studies; all but 2 small studies reported effects in the … Studies rated as poor quality were also excluded from analysis. … Excluded 3 studies with 0 events in both groups.

210. Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 12, 2019 - Large cohort studies were considered for harms of antidepressant use only. … RESULTS Fifty studies (N = 22 385) that met inclusion criteria were identified. … Studies were rated as poor quality Figure 1. … b Studies may appear in more than 1 KQ. … for this treatment in the included studies.

211. Recommendation: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
     January 23, 2024 - In the 16 studies that reported the sex of the participants, 47% were female. 6 Most studies did not … ), referrals to speech and language treatment centers (6 studies), via advertisements (4 studies), and … Few studies reported the race and ethnicity of the participants. … (10 studies) including a population with a mean age of 48.4 months or older. 6 , 21 The included studies … Standardization of outcome measurement across studies is needed.

212. Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table: Research Gaps for Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - • These studies should focus on enrolling children from groups with the greatest burden of speech … These types of studies would help to understand if changes in speech and language outcomes translate … Studies should be well designed§ with low risk for bias using contemporaneous comparison … Standardization of outcome measurement across studies would greatly strengthen the evidence base and … trials KQ3: Asymptomatic children age 5 years or younger.** Studies should be representative

213. Draft Research Plan: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/lipid-disorders-children-adolescents-screening
     May 13, 2021 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … , and observational studies KQ 4 (Treatment benefits): RCTs KQ 4: Comparative effectiveness studies … Country Studies that take place in countries categorized as “Very High” on the 2019 Human Development … Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme) Primary studies that are conducted … Poor-quality studies, according to design-specific USPSTF criteria * Multifactorial dyslipidemia

214. Draft Research Plan: Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/heliobacter-pylori-infection-screening
     November 17, 2022 - will also describe the population characteristics and screening program components in the included studies … of screening programs with contemporaneous controls KQ 2: Diagnostic test accuracy studies; systematic … KQs 4, 5: Randomized trials, controlled trials, large screening registry or database nonrandomized studies … , cohort studies, systematically selected case series KQ 3: Comparative effectiveness studies; cost … effectiveness studies Publication language English   Timing 1982 (year of discovery

215. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
     January 02, 2020 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … Included Excluded Populations Asymptomatic children younger than age 5 years Animal studies … ; or case-control studies (if data from randomized trials are lacking); and systematic reviews KQs … 1, 2 (screening) and KQs 1–4 (preventive interventions): Case-control studies; uncontrolled intervention … studies All KQs: Opinions, editorials, or case reports Study Quality Good or fair quality

216. Draft Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
     January 12, 2023 - , we will describe the population and intervention characteristics of the included studies. … Children or adolescents age 18 years or younger; pregnant or lactating persons; studies for which patient … KQ 2: RCTs; prospective cohort studies with contemporaneous comparison groups with a primary study aim … Study designs not listed as specifically included (e.g., case reports, case series, case-control studies … , studies without a comparison group).

217. Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 10, 2020 - For KQ4, eligible studies were longitudinal cohort studies that assessed the association of abnormal … No studies were identified. Accuracy of Screening Key Question 2. … None of the studies pro- vided efficacy outcomes beyond 4 weeks. … No studies were identified. … No studies were identified. Harms of Treatment Key Question 8.

218. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
     October 23, 2018 - Results: Thirty studies were included (N = 14,959). … Nine studies assessed tools to detect any past-year or current IPV in women; for past-year IPV (5 studies … Fifteen studies (n = 4460) assessed the accuracy of 12 IPV screening tools ( Table 2 ). 16-30 Studies … Included studies assessed 12 different screening tools. … Studies of screening tools also are lacking.

219. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2023 - Poor- quality studies were excluded. … These studies were small, of short duration, and had few contrib- uting studies for any one supplement … [15 new]) included for KQ5 22 FH studies 5 MFD/FH studies 4 MF studies 51 Articles (33 studies [17 … new]) included for KQ4 22 FH studies 7 MFD/FH studies 4 MF studies 11 Articles (7 studies [7 new]) included … Consistency in the use of FH criteria between screening studies and treatment studies would facilitate

220. Draft Research Plan: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
     July 08, 2021 - Return to In Progress page Expand All Proposed Analytic Framework *Studies … : RCTs and multi-institution antiviral medication pregnancy exposure registries KQ 7: Treatment studies … –6 reporting both change in HSV-2 viral shedding and change in a health outcome; prospective cohort studies … with mixed populations (e.g., studies that enroll a subset of participants who are seropositive for … If no recent, good-quality systematic reviews are identified, all eligible primary studies that address