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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections-surveillance-140925.pdf
January 01, 2014 - One study suggests that detection of C. … One study suggests that reductions in
duration of antibiotic exposure, in
conjunction with … One study suggest that daily
disinfections of high-touch surfaces in
isolation rooms may address an … was effective in
prevention of AAD or CDD.41
Another study found that S. … The study concluded that real-
time PCR has a high sensitivity and specificity to confirm
CDI.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-diagnosis-future_research_1.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Recommended study designs: an observational study of patients with varying pretest
probabilities of … Recommended study design: an observational study of patients with varying patient
risk profiles. … Recommended study designs: an observational study of patients with varying
pretest probabilities of … Recommended study design: an observational study of patients with varying
patient risk profiles.
7 … of observational data, then
design of a new study would be the next most valid and feasible study
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
March 25, 2013 - Followup
Study. … The 2011 study updates the 2001 study. (Field AE,
Wing RR, Manson JE, Spiegelman DL, Willett WC. … study design and execution. … to study long-
term weight gain. … Only the Nurses Health
Study 1 and 2 and Health Professionals Followup Study had
information.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - , the Wisconsin Sleep Study, or the
Nurses Health Study. … from a prospective
cohort study like the Framingham Heart Study or Nurses Health Study. … , Wisconsin Sleep Study or Nurses
Health Study. … access to the study data. … to the study data.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nephropathy-contrast-induced_executive-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - ● Was knowledge of the allocated intervention adequately
prevented during the study? … ● Are reports of the study free of suggestion of selective
outcome reporting? … 3
When assessing the risk of bias in each study, we focused
on the main outcome of interest, CIN, an … Data for this trial are
available only in a 2010 meeting abstract; to date, the study
has not been … As mentioned above, one study was a network meta-
analysis that pooled all outcomes without focusing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-brain-injury_executive.pdf
April 01, 2011 - If a study included a measurement at more than
one time point, the participants in that study contribute … Higher
prevalence is reported in many study populations. … Nonetheless, SCIDs were not actually done in the study.
Summary. … entry) and chronic depression (present
throughout the study). … The study was limited
to individuals with mild to moderate TBI.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/home-based-care_disposition-comments.pdf
February 16, 2016 - This study is one of the few RCT’s included in the review. … We revised the description of the Edes,
2014 study. … We have corrected
this in the text and study lists. … This study has been long disputed in the
literature. … Study limitations were comprehensively addressed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Moreover,
the NEI-funded Latino Eye Study (a population-based study based
in Los Angeles) (McKean-Cowdin … Melamed’s study, 2 subjects worsened; in Berry’s
study, 3/35 patients in the betaxolol group and 2/ … Study. … There are many papers from this study
group, which was a prospective, randomized, longitudinal study … Such a study (given our current
study funding infrastructure) would not be an appropriate or logical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ischemic-stroke-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
February 19, 2010 - Study design and size
2c. Patient characteristics
2d. … year of publication, source of
study funding, study design characteristics (prospective single arm … study, retrospective study,
randomized controlled trial, nonrandomized comparative study, case series … or reports), study
population (including study inclusion and exclusion criteria, duration of patient … (SITS-MOST): an observational study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suicide-prevention_research.pdf
October 01, 2016 - We did not limit study inclusion by study population size or study design. … (if applicable)
Author,
Year
Study
design
Study
start and
end dates Setting Study location … (if applicable)
Author,
Year
Study
design
Study
start and
end dates Setting Study location … (if applicable)
Author,
Year
Study
design
Study
start and
end dates Setting Study location … (if applicable)
Author,
Year
Study
design
Study
start and
end dates Setting Study location
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_disposition-comments.pdf
June 12, 2013 - Thus, according to our study inclusion
criteria, this study was excluded as we cannot
discern whether … Further study is warranted. … That points to a need for more rigorous
study designs. … parameters in rating a
study. … The Lanuti 2009 study was excluded based on our
criterion of “unclear study description”.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
October 01, 2010 - The reported measures or study design could prescribe the choice of effect measures. … 1 0/10 (0, 0.31) 0/20 (0, 0.168)
Study 2 0/100 (0, 0.036) 0/500 (0, 0.007)
Study 3 0/1000 (0, 0.004 … is, it describes only between-study, not between-
patient, variation. … apply equally to all patients in a study, e.g., study
design, quality and definition of outcomes, … Bayesian approaches to random-effects
meta-analysis: a comparative study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_conductingquantitativesynthesis.pdf
October 01, 2010 - The reported measures or study design could prescribe the choice of effect measures. … 1 0/10 (0, 0.31) 0/20 (0, 0.168)
Study 2 0/100 (0, 0.036) 0/500 (0, 0.007)
Study 3 0/1000 (0, 0.004 … is, it describes only between-study, not between-
patient, variation. … apply equally to all patients in a study, e.g., study
design, quality and definition of outcomes, … Bayesian approaches to random-effects
meta-analysis: a comparative study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - A minimum sample size of 50 individuals per study and intervention group or subgroup. … When possible to identify,
analyses resulting from the same study were grouped
together. … ,26 one retrospective cohort study,27
and one cohort study with a historical control.28
5
Included … , and a clinically but not statistically different effect in
the other.
9
Author, Year,
Study … One
was an RCT,11 one was a prospective cohort study,26 and
one was a retrospective cohort study.27
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - A single reviewer
extracted data from each eligible study. … Additional
study details are available in the SRDR. … “Other” denotes one study using grid guidance and one study that
did not report information on the use … to study setting
are common for all patients within the same study and
other patient differences can … was performed, whether multiple centers
10
contributed patients to a study, study design, and risk
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/mmm-draft-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 02, 2022 - Study inclusion criteria for key questions
Category Criteria for Inclusion
Study
Enrollment
KQ1 … Multiple publications relating to the same study will be grouped
together. … of at least moderate risk of bias and sufficiently large study population. … design and risk of bias, we will rate study limitations as low, medium, or
high. … Potential study objectives
and study designs to
explore and examine risk
factors related to maternal
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-195-uterine-fibroids-final.pdf
December 01, 2017 - The longest duration of followup after the
end of treatment was 60 months in one study. … No study reported
an increase in bleeding or worsening in hemoglobin
or hematocrit. … In the
8
longer study there was no further growth between 6 and 12
months. … One
study reported no transfusions among 48 participants. … One study reported faster recovery (mean 22 days)
after laparoscopic hysterectomy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-depression-research-protocol.pdf
February 07, 2018 - • Relapse: as defined per the individual study. … We may consider study length for subgroup analysis if necessary. … For all included studies, reviewers will extract data on study characteristics (e.g. study
design, duration … arm or in a study all together. … (Follow up adj (study or studies)).tw.
40. (observational adj (study or studies)).tw.
41.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-202-thermoplasty-comments.pdf
December 14, 2017 - Further, we
noted that the AIR study and AIR 2 study
did not find improvements in
prebronchodilator … For example, they quote Air study as a negative study,
without taking into account that Air was not … However, Air 2 is a RCT
blinded study. … because it is not a
controlled study. … Only 1 study showed significant
effect on lung function and the sham controlled study did not.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/observational-research-scores_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - Sound research depends on sound study design. … through study design, analysis or both. … Figure 1 shows study
design taxonomy. … In the rosuvastatin study,4 a matching
ratio of up to 1:4 was used to improve study power by increasing … Performance of
propensity score calibration—a simulation
study.