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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-protocol-amendment.pdf
April 20, 2022 - , unpublished study results, and ongoing studies. … For each study, we will extract publication data, study design features, population
characteristics, … study designs. … Each study will be described in summary and evidence tables presenting study design
features, study … We expect to primarily rely on reported within-study
differences in effects (or harms).
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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/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/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/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/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/product/pdf/telehealth-during-COVID-19-amendments.pdf
April 28, 2022 - characteristics (e.g., study design, study period and follow-up,
study location), characteristics of … trials as topic”[mh]
19 “clinical trial”[tiab]
20 “comparative study”[pt]
21 “comparative study”[ … [mh]
33 “cross-sectional study”[tiab]
34 “qualitative research”[mh]
35 “evaluation study”[pt]
36 … " OR "observational study" OR "clinical trial" OR "comparative
study" OR "controlled clinical Trial" … OR "randomized controlled trial" OR "cohort
study" OR "retrospective study" OR "cross-sectional study
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-treatment-ssri_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 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, sample size calculation or power estimate); clinical indications;
and study … The study design elements evaluated with this tool include: selection of
the study population, appropriate … and have been judged to have had an “inadequate
response” at the time of entry into the study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_executive.pdf
December 01, 2012 - See the full report for
references to each study.
5
KQ1a. … One study was of good
quality, 4 of fair quality, and 13 of poor quality. … The one good-quality study of US had an
accuracy rate of 73 percent. … LHRH was compared with hCG and placebo in one study
of fair quality. … Only one study assessing testicular descent was
rated as good quality.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/risk-cardiovascular-disease.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria by Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Timing,
Setting/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 … Based on this assessment and the initial study design, we will assign the SOE rating as high,
moderate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cesarean-birth-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Inclusion/exclusion criteria
Category Criteria
Study Population Low-risk pregnant women who have a … They
represent 95 distinct study populations. … The most common reasons for exclusion were
ineligible study design and irrelevance to the topic. … 1 (168)
Moderate N/A Direct Imprecise Insufficient; 1 fair-quality
study
KQ2. … 1 (201)
Moderate N/A Direct Imprecise Insufficient; 1 fair-quality
study
11
Table B.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-grading-evidence_methods.pdf
November 01, 2013 - • Study conduct. … Score as one of three levels,
separately by type of study design:
• Low level of study limitations … • Medium level of study limitations
• High level of study limitations
Directness Directness relates … It includes:
• Study publication bias, i.e., nonreporting of the full
study. … levels of aggregate risk of study limitations based on study
conduct; the scores are low, medium, or
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
December 23, 2014 - Outcomes Mortality
Recurrence (study author defined)
Clearance (study author defined)
Complications … Study inclusion criteria
Category Criteria for Inclusion
Study Enrollment Studies that enroll adults … We will summarize included study characteristics and outcomes in evidence tables. … design and risk of bias, study
limitations will be rated as low, medium, or high. … Study design:
prospective,
retrospective or
mixed?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - We stratified
study data by whether they came from controlled studies
(e.g., RCT, cohort studies) or … Data for study groups
not restricted to highly aggressive patients (i.e., the
denominator involved … designs (i.e., any study that we could rate for risk of
bias). … One study addressed staff training. … Case study evaluating the impact of
de-escalation and physical intervention training.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - , and the heterogeneity of the
individual study results. … reporting 4 strokes for total study, and 1 study reporting 1
stroke in endovascular group, 2 strokes … IC-CLI-Obs (1 study, 107 patients)
Inconclusive evidence due to imprecision, with 1 study
reporting … IC-CLI-Obs (1 study, 107 patients)
Inconclusive evidence due to imprecision, with 1 study
reporting … IC-CLI-Obs (1 study, 169 patients), OR 1.00 (0.18 to 5.54)
IC-CLI-RCT (1 study, 86 patients), OR 0.18
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_appendixes.pdf
March 01, 2009 - ‡Definitions of types of outcomes:
• A primary outcome is the main outcome of a study that the study … • A secondary outcome is a major outcome of a study that the study was designed and powered to demonstrate … Wrong type of study
175. Kopans DB. … D
1-2
Study*
Study
Design
N (drug/
placebo or
nonuser) Participants
Dose (mg);
Duration Harms … D
1-3
Study*
Study
Design
N (drug/
placebo or
nonuser) Participants
Dose (mg);
Duration Harms
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-risk-drugs-protocol.pdf
July 27, 2023 - Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Study
Parameter
Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Population … • Unspecified study designs or comparison
group not described. … , including author, year, study design, number of study participants, and main
findings for each of … The risk of bias assessments will focus on the main outcome of
interest in each study. … , including author, year, study design, number of study part...
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2023 - design (i.e., ESR or primary study). … study). … Data abstraction forms will differ
according to whether the study is an ESR or primary study. … For primary studies, we will abstract general characteristics of the study (e.g., author, year, study … In instances where that is not possible, we will exclude the study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-social-isolation-older-adults-final.pdf
February 01, 2019 - An overview of study findings for good- and fair-quality studies appears in Table 2, and study
findings … Study Details
Table C-1. … Gonyea, 201310
Pre-post
observational
study
9 months
USA
Study Quality:
poor
• N=33 … Arts and recreation interventions
Author, Year
Study Design
Intervention
Duration
Country
Study … (NOTE: The study
was non-specific.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - , or high according to study design and conduct. … Included fibromyalgia subgroup studies, by study design
Study Design Count
Randomized controlled trials … antidepressant use (1 study),
postmenopausal women (2 studies), and 1 study that
used baseline Visual … of tables, and study
management. … .55 Study duration ranged from 3
months to 1 year, which was the longest followup of any
study included