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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2014 - Study Selection
We used the same study selection criteria as in the 2008
report. … The data extracted included
study, patient, tumor, and intervention characteristics
and predefined … To be considered as having high risk of bias, the study
must have met at least one of the following … However, neither study
compared RP with active surveillance. … Furthermore, in
the PIVOT study, the median survival was assumed to be
15 years in the original study
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-200-post-acs-depression.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Key Question 1 evidence summary
Number of studies: 6
Study publication years: 2005-2013
Number of patients … Strength of evidence for the BDI-II depression tool
Test Result
Strength
of
Evidence
Study
Design … ), antidepressants only (1 study)
Comparator: Usual care
Primary outcome: Decrease in depression symptoms … Outcome Number of
Studies/
Number of
Patients
Study
Design/
ROB
Consistency/
Directness
Precision … Directness
Precision/
Publication
Bias
Effect
Estimate
(95% CI)
SOE
Depression
symptoms
1 study
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September 01, 2011 - .
cAt least one Tier 2 or Tier 3 study addressed this comparison. … .
cAt least one Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 study addressed this comparison.
7
Table C. … .
cAt least one Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 study addressed this comparison. … .
cAt least one Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 study addressed this comparison.
8
Table E. … .
cAt least one Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 study addressed this comparison.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - drug’s
effects, to better understand “failings” in a given
study, and to optimize subsequent study … We
calculated the numbers from the raw data available in each study. … , but in particular,
this study, requires a reviewer that has an
understanding of study design methodology … This negative study has not been published. … results into the single allergen study
findings.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Study design criteria
were KQ specific. … of
patients with paroxysmal AF in one study. … );
one study recruited patients with “resistant chronic”
AF; and one study recruited patients with … ) or rate-controlling medications
(one poor-quality study). … The Framingham Study. Stroke. 1996;27(10):1760-4.
PMID: 8841325.
14.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_research-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2010 - Data abstracted from each study will include interventions, study
design, inclusion and exclusion criteria … Each study will be
assessed for the following individual criteria: comparable study groups at baseline … Whether the study
was designed as an RCT or an observational study will be recorded. … When only a single study is included, consistency cannot be judged. … (TAPAS): a 1-year follow-up study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/adhd_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Study authors were contacted via email for missing
outcome or design data. … SOE: Insufficient Only one study of GXR monotherapy is available. … ADHD
comorbidity findings from the MTA study: comparing
comorbid subgroups. … Jensen PS, Arnold LE, Swanson JM, et al. 3year
followup of the NIMH MTA study. … A 10year followup study. Pediatrics.
2009;124(1):718.
87.
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January 01, 2011 - For Key Question 2, we included any study design. … Studies of different study designs were
graded within the context of their study design; RCTs
and observational … Full-text articles were
screened on the basis of study eligibility criteria. … The study was rated as
being at a low risk of bias. … • No study performed analyses by patient subgroups.
• No study examined the impacts of biological variation
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January 30, 2014 - OR Quantitative
Study OR Treatment Outcome/Clinical Trial OR Longitudinal Study OR Followup
Study … OR Quantitative Study OR
Treatment Outcome/Clinical Trial OR Longitudinal Study OR Followup Study … OR
Retrospective Study OR Prospective Study OR Field Study)
1200
#8 #3 AND #4 AND #5 AND #6 AND … OR Quantitative Study OR
Treatment Outcome/Clinical Trial OR Longitudinal Study OR Followup Study … OR
Retrospective Study OR Prospective Study OR Field Study)
398
#16 #11 AND #12 AND #13 AND #14
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ankyloglossia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2015 - Two reviewers independently assessed the full text of each
included study. … design, descriptions of the
study populations (for applicability), description of the
intervention … Quality assessment of each study was conducted by
two team members independently. … These included 6 RCTs, 1 cohort study, 25 case series,
8
and 15 case reports. … Developing a frenotomy policy at
one medical center: a case study approach.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s38.pdf
October 01, 2007 - providers or practices;
clustering of outcomes among patients in the same practice and its
impact on study … This article considers how one can use such data to
inform key aspects of study design. … , of
the power of a fully compliant study.4 For example, if a study
is designed to have 90% power to … Inclusion in
the study population of people with little likelihood of com-
pliance with study procedures … will decrease the observed
effect and dilute the power of the study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_3-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - 35
Abstract
Patient populations within a research study are heterogeneous. … study populations may yield different
results concerning the association of interest. … In 1988,
the results of the Second International Study of
Infarct Survival (ISIS-2) study, a randomized … The study of treatment effects can be challenging
in observational studies. … ISIS-2 (Second International Study of Infarct
Survival) collaborative group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-urinary-retention_research-protocol.pdf
November 19, 2012 - Study inclusion criteria
Category Criteria for Inclusion
Study enrollment Studies that enroll adults … Time of publication Search all literature 1946 forward
Study Quality All studies meeting inclusion … Risk of bias of eligible studies will be assessed using instruments specific to study design. … We will qualitatively compare high risk of bias study results to
synthesized evidence as a means of … Study results will be analyzed and synthesized separately for each etiology.
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April 01, 2013 - Diagnostic Accuracy Study Prospective-Retrospective Study Case Control Study
Description of
design … Less resource intense than a diagnostic
accuracy study or a well performed
retrospective study using … Study Design
Considerations Diagnostic Accuracy Study Prospective-Retrospective Study Case Control Study … Less resource-intense and shorter
than a prospective study or a well-
performed retrospective study … Study Design
Considerations Randomized Clinical Trials Prospective Cohort Study Modeling
Description
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September 15, 2014 - and a nested
case control study—were both studies rated B? … Yes, one study was an RCT and one was a
nested case control: we have clarified the study
designs. … this study was not included in the
original SR. … The
IOM 2011 DRI committee used an observational study
(Priemel et al. … We have revised the description of the study
population in the study being described.
127 Public comment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
August 10, 2016 - , results, funding source, and
study quality. … OR Prospective study/
App A—5
OR Clinical study/
OR Case control study
OR Family study/ … OR Longitudinal study/
OR Retrospective study/
OR Prospective study/
OR Randomized controlled trials … OR (Case control adj (study or studies)).tw.
OR (follow up adj (study or studies)).tw. … OR (observational adj (study or studies)).tw.
OR (epidemiologic$ adj (study or studies)).tw.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - October 2012 – One expert
suggested a new study and a study
already included in our January
2012 update … One
suggested a study of Shaolin diet
(Chan, 2012). … Social skills training
in children with PDD-NOS: an exploratory
study. … , -Followup Study, -Longitudinal Study, ---
Prospective Study, ---Retrospective Study, FIELD STUDY, - … Qualitative Study, -
Quantitative Study, TREATMENT OUTCOME/CLINICAL TRIAL
NUMBER OF RESULTS: 59
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December 20, 2011 - origin, study design and sample size. … The PROBE-HF study. J Card Fail
2009;15(5):377-84.
7. Zuber M. … Was the outcome absent at the beginning of the study?
7. … Was the length of the study long enough for the outcome to occur?
8. … Study Attrition
2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_surveillance.pdf
April 01, 2016 - may not be current due to no Tier 1 studies identified in
the original review, and an identified study … However, we identified a Tier 3
study comparing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to
cognitive behavior … may not be current due to no Tier 1 studies identified in
the original review, and an identified study … may not be current due to no Tier 1 studies identified in
the original review, and an identified study … RESULTS: Of the 116 patients, 75% (n = 87) completed the study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glucocorticoid-injections_clinician.pdf
June 01, 2016 - STUDY DESIGN AND
OUTCOME MEASURES
The study design was a double-blind,
multisite, randomized controlled … or computed tomography, and had
moderate-to-severe leg pain and dis-
ability were eligible for the study … , washout of in-
flammatory mediators from the epidural space, and other fac-
tors present in both study … groups, including contact with study
personnel and receipt of lidocaine.
»» The study did not include … tions, as the choice of injection approach was left to the discretion
of the physician.
»» The study