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381. Blood-Clots-Hip-Knee-Surgery Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - ), hormone replacement therapy (one study), living at home (one study), intertrochanteric fracture … (one study), subtrochanteric fracture (one study), increased hemoglobin (one study), personal or familial … history of VTE, (one study), and varicose veins (one study). … ), and gender (one study showed a significant increase in females while one study showed gender had … One observational study supported this finding but another study suggested a decrease in the number

382. Future Research Needs for First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Children and Young Adults (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - We did not ask stakeholders to rank study designs or provide input to the proposed study designs. … Research question is a statement of the purpose of a study. … Retrospective Study A study in which a group of individuals is identified by predetermined common … O th er Case Control Study A study in which participants are identified based on the known outcomes … Otherwise, issues are minimal, given study is observational.

383. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2014 - Study inclusion criteria fecal incontinence Category Criteria for Study Inclusion Population • Enrolled … adults (age 18 and older) with fecal incontinence (FI) at the time of study enrollment in studies … Study limitations will be rated as low, moderate, or high according to study design and conduct. … Prospective study of conservative and operative treatment for faecal incontinence. … Study design: prospective, retrospective, or mixed?

384. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - This study focused on the most commonly used measures. … Study sample sizes are included in Tables 4, 5, and 6. … Study characteristics are adequately described. … study design. … We added a statement that the leflunomide vs. methotrexate study was a non-inferiority study design

385. Antipsychotics-Children-Surveillance-150120 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - Neurocognitive outcomes in the treatment of early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders study. … Advances in the Study of Behavior 4. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 4. … Neurocognitive outcomes in the treatment of early- onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders study. … RESULTS: The study randomized 78 children; 55 completed the study. … found highlighted the study vs. placebo for mania.

386. Future Research Needs for Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs), Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs), or Direct Renin Inhibitors (DRIs) for Treating Hypertension (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - New observational study? Analysis of existing data? Model? … New observational study? Analysis of existing data? Model? … New observational study? Analysis of existing data? Model? … of observational data, then design of a new study would be the next most valid and feasible study … Observational Study—Analysis of Existing Data If a new observational study is not feasible, there may

387. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 23, 2012 - The study must include populations in which the purpose of the study is to examine a change in disparity …  Study Design. … In all cases, the study must assess whether or not a disparity was reduced.  Study Groups. … We will record quality assessments in tables, summarizing each study. … (e.g., RCT, prospective observational study).

388. Coronary-Artery-Stenting Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - The overall judgment of risk of bias was based on the overall study conduct, specifically relating … the study was particularly large, robust, and of good quality. … No firm conclusions were drawn from this single, high-risk-of-bias study. … No firm conclusions were drawn from this single, high-risk-of-bias study. … The other study compared the use of IVUS after PTCA with PTCA without IVUS.

389. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 06, 2010 - If both reviewers agree that a study does not meet the eligibility criteria, the study will be excluded … In general terms, a “good” study has the least bias and results are considered to be valid. … A “fair” study is susceptible to some bias but probably not sufficient to invalidate its results. … Two independent reviewers will assign quality ratings to each study. … Therefore study questions, design and/or methodological approaches do not necessarily represent the

390. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - to study. … , study results, and the methodological quality of each study, which was rated from A (highest quality … No study directly comparing endoscopic treatments was identified for this update. … One available study reviewed (the LOTUS trial) reported 3-year interim data; that study remains ongoing … - Outcomes of study (GERD symptoms, QoL, satisfaction, medication use, pH study results, remission

391. Untitled (pdf file)
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     February 16, 2016 - We will, therefore, report what is reported in each study. … We will extract study and design characteristics (e.g., study design, year,   Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Two senior investigators will assess each included study independently. … such as age, symptom severity, or comorbidities in the study sample. … is, it describes only between-study and not between-patient variation.

392. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2007 - For the purpose of this document, a patient registry is an organized system that uses observational study … Registry study designs often restrict eligibility for entry to individuals with certain characteristics … • A plan for communication of study results is addressed. … • The target population is described, including plans to recruit study subjects. … Analysis • Loss to followup is characterized at key stages during the conduct of the study.

393. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - ),54 metformin (4 studies),55-58 progestogens (1 study),59 cabergoline (1 study),60 lifestyle/behavioral … Study duration was typically 6 months or less. … ),59 triphasic birth control pills (1 study),51 cabergoline (1 study),60 diet and exercise (1 study … lPoor quality study: acupuncture vs. exercise (n=34) or no intervention (n=17); Fair quality study: mind … Menstrual blood loss—a population study.

394. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 22, 2010 - If both reviewers agree that a study does not meet the eligibility criteria, the study will be excluded … We will design evidence tables that identify study information including study design, methods, and … Two independent reviewers will assign quality ratings to each study. … Emergency department discharge instructions comprehension and compliance study. … Multicenter study of limited health literacy in emergency department patients.

395. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Several methods for improving detection via imaging are under study. … Otherwise, the study will be considered to have high risk of bias. Table 12. … By default, we will give a “no” answer to each observational study. 3. … By default, we will give a “no” answer to each observational study. … / or retrospective study/ or case control study/ or major clinical study/ or evaluation studies/ or

396. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Fibromyalgia in Adult Subgroups (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2015 - This would greatly improve and clarify the framework of the study The need for a subgroup study is … direct (within study) vs. indirect (between study) assessments. … Additional sample selection criteria varied per study (see Basic Study tables, Appendices E4-E7) … Where did AHRQ get the idea that such a study, doubtless an expensive study, would be needed? … Our write up provided key aspects of this study including patient inclusion criteria, study design,

397. Nppv-Respiratory-Failure Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - design RCTs • Non-RCT study designsa • Not a clinical study (e.g., editorial, nonsystematic review, … One study was conducted in Canada and one multicenter study included sites in the United States; all … Other study reporting issues also affect applicability. … Adult intensive care unit use at the end of life: a population-based study. … A prospective study of 150 critically ill adult patients. Am J Med. 1981;70(1):65-76.

398. Disposition of Comments Report for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     June 10, 2013 - This study has been reclassified as a school based study. 78 Peer Reviewer 3 Executive Summary … E.g., if a single study presented both, would you select BMI z- score as the inidicator for that study … Under Methods/Study Selection we state: For inclusion in this review, we required that the study reported … Although couched as a diabetes prevention study, it was really an obesity prevention study, with the … Was this an uncontrolled study? This was a pre post study design with no control group.

399. Angina-Heart-Attack-Treatments Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Study Selection Using the prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria, titles and abstracts were … Continuous variable outcomes reported by study authors included means, medians, standard deviations, … may be of different quality for two individual outcomes reported within that study. … reported no deaths in either arm; 1 study reported 1 death in the upstream GPI arm; 1 study reported … reported HR 1.19 (0.84 to 1.68); smaller study reported 2 strokes in 300 mg group, 1 stroke in 600

400. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: An Update of a 2008 Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     December 16, 2014 - Yes, given the rules of the study. … for ACM was higher in PIVOT then the Swedish study suggests that PC death in the PIVOT study was diluted … the results as reported by the study investigators. … , this study suffered from a number of critical methodological flaws. … MAPPED study design: A 6 month randomised controlled study to evaluate the effect of dutasteride on