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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prosthesis_research-protocol.pdf
March 16, 2017 - Instead, it largely focuses on those comparisons which provide
within-study data to allow assessment … includes only participants with battle-related trauma
• Exclude if study includes only congenital … If
study reports only combined data (e.g., adults and children),
include overall study, but note issue … Data Extraction and Data Management: Each study will be extracted by one
methodologist. … , results, and study quality.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure_executive.pdf
January 01, 2012 - , and study results, the
4
methodological quality of each study was rated from A
(highest quality … of the SMBP monitors
and other interventions used, study quality, and relevant
study results. … Only one study was rated
quality A. … One study additionally reported on telephone and
Web encounters. … study was particularly large, robust, and of good quality.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_surveillance.pdf
April 01, 2012 - One study
concluded that oximetry and
nasal flow have equivalent
accuracy, and 1 study concluded … The search identified 1 new
study. … No study
evaluated objective clinical outcomes. … No study
evaluated objective clinical outcomes. … No study evaluated objective
clinical outcomes.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obesity-child_executive.pdf
March 31, 2010 - Reviewers extracted information on study characteristics,
study participants, eligibility criteria, … does not take place in an included country: 3
Study of adults only: 517
Study does not take place in … does not take place in an included country: 16
Study of adults only: 5
Study does not take place in … One quasi-experimental
study included only female adolescents and the other
study randomized adolescents … KQ2 included one study with a CHI component.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer78_procalcitonin_disposition_20121210.pdf
October 05, 2012 - in any of the populations that
had only one study in it. … there is in the study population. … In this case, the
ability of a study to detect a mortality cost will only be half
of that in a study … Only the study by Bouadma, the
largest study to date, did a power analysis and pre-defined a margin … The Bouadma
study predominated in the meta-analysis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia-update_disposition-comments.pdf
April 25, 2013 - A single study of 1000
patients per arm (2000 total) with a control group
on-study mortality rate of … However, when the BEST study was excluded, the
point estimate for on-study mortality decreased from … The BEST study was the
largest randomized ESA study included in the meta-analysis, and also included … the longest on-study period (12-months) while most other studies included a 3- to
6-month on-study … and Untch et al were
excluded from the analysis since no on-study deaths occurred in either study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_2.pdf
May 01, 2020 - relevant to KQ 5, 1 study relevant
to KQ 6, 17 studies relevant to KQ 7, 1 study
relevant to KQ 8, … One study from the middle east did
not find a difference. … Low
(Imprecise, one study)
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Category Outcome
Study Design
(Sample Size) Conclusion
SOE
(Rationale … Low (one study)
Table BB. … Effects of pushing techniques
in birth on mother and fetus: a randomized study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd_research-protocol.pdf
August 10, 2010 - Sample size
There are no restrictions for study sample size. … Key study elements will be reviewed by a second person (study
investigator) with respect to study outcomes … study design, sample size, clinical indications; and study duration or
length of follow-up). … with regards to comparability of study populations, treatments, and outcome measures. … Correlates of methylphenidate use in
Canadian children: a cross-sectional study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - publications
are counted as a single study (with multiple publications). … This study was at low risk of bias. … The SOE was rated as low due to
the potential imprecision of this study.
Key Question 2. … Phenytoin as an
augmentation for SSRI failures: A small controlled study. … Lithium augmentation in sertraline-resistant
depression: A preliminary dose-response study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-urinary-retention_research.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Study inclusion criteria
Category Criteria for Inclusion
Study enrollment Studies that enroll adults … Not eligible study design
Yamanishi T, Yasuda K, Kamai T, et al. … Not eligible study design
Lukkarinen O, Hellstrom P, Leppilahti M, et al. … Study
and patient characteristics appear in Table H1. … Only one study reported a primary outcome (Table H7).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s116.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Evaluating the Validity of an Instrumental Variable
Study of Neuroleptics
Can Between-Physician … We sought to explore the validity of physician-level IV in
a comparative study of short-term mortality … If there are unmeasured variables that are indepen-
dent risk factors for the study outcome and also … METHODS
Study Population and Data Sources
Our study was conducted in a population of Medicare
beneficiaries … One important limitation of our study concerns the
generalizability of the results.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_executive.pdf
September 22, 2011 - We included a study if it met all of the following criteria:
• The study was a randomized controlled … trial (RCT), a
cohort study, or a case-control study published in the
English language
• Adult patients … Two independent reviewers assigned a quality
rating for each study. … Generally,
a good-quality study met all major criteria. … studies were quite small and had brief study periods.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/calcineurin-inhibitor_research-protocol.pdf
October 08, 2014 - Elements to be abstracted include general study characteristics (e.g., country, setting,
study design … '/exp OR 'controlled study' OR 'clinical trial'/exp OR 'clinical trial' OR
'comparative study'/exp OR … '/exp OR 'prospective study' OR 'retrospective study'/exp OR
'retrospective study' OR 'case control … study'/exp OR 'case control study' OR
'major clinical study'/exp OR 'major clinical study' OR 'evaluation … study'/exp
OR 'evaluation study' OR random*:de OR random*:ti OR placebo* OR (singl*
OR doubl* OR tripl
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_disposition-comments.pdf
March 20, 2013 - We reviwed this
citation and another related study (PMID 22699104). … The study used very strict
inclusion criteria so that a homogenous study population
of the most severely … As a result the study took 4 years rather than 2 to
complete. … We re-examined the study and have added dat a on our
outcomes of interest as reported in this study. … designs for all questions
that are important in this field of study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2010 - This study was not referenced for the right purpose. … was good, three studies
were fair, and one study was poor.” … 9.8 points 3, 6, and 9 months after the study? … • This study evaluated 105 patients followed for one year. … This study has been included through our update search.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-health-pregnant-protocol.pdf
August 24, 2023 - For each study, we will extract publication
identifying data, study design features (including definitions … be described in summary and evidence tables presenting study design
features, study participant characteristics … For each SoE assessment, we will
consider the number of studies, their study designs, the study limitations … Study Quality Assessment Tools.; 2019. … https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/study-quality-assessment-tools.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-dietary-digestible.pdf
January 01, 2021 - been studied with mixed results due to different
definitions of “low carbohydrate” and heterogeneous study … The standardized
form will be pilot tested by all study team members using 10 studies. … After we
finalize the form, reviewers will work independently to extract study details. … Data Synthesis
We will qualitatively summarize key features/characteristics (e.g., study populations … Dietary carbohydrate intake and new-onset diabetes: A
nationwide cohort study in China.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-executive-summary-2023-update.pdf
January 01, 2023 - h Weighted mean includes median scores for 1 study (6 vs. 6). … i Weighted mean includes median scores for 1 study (5.2 vs. 6.1).
Table C. … b Includes one new study for this review.
c Scores were standardized to a 0 to 10 scale. … Note: Text that is red indicates that a new study has been added. … Note: Text that is red indicates that a new study has been added.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-241-wheelchair-users-disposition-comments.pdf
October 18, 2022 - The definition of physical activity for the purposes of this
study really needs to be refined. … However, most
studies did not report the proportion
of the study population that used a
wheelchair … However, most
studies did not report the proportion
of the study population that used a
wheelchair … There is a study missing in the references
that I believe falls within the criteria. … After dual review by investigators
this study did not meet the inclusion
criteria for interventions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-surveillance-2-report.pdf
October 01, 2020 - The surveillance search
identified 286 citations and identified one additional study for this update … The new study was a case-control study conducted in India of 378 SARS-CoV-2 infected
healthcare workers … The study found any
mask use (mask type not specified) was associated with a significantly lower risk … study. … *One new study added
Pub.