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1761. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-disease-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
      November 01, 2010 - asymptomatic, monitoring these CKD patients for worsening function or damage is only possible with laboratory testing

1762. Updating Current Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-assessment-research-updates_research.pdf
      September 15, 2008 - Updating Current Effectiveness Reviews Assessment of the Need to Update Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: Report of an Initial Rapid Program Assessment (2005-2009) Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850…

1763. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      January 31, 2013 - Similarly, an ABI >1.30 is abnormal and requires further testing. … If an ABI measurement at rest or at exercise is suggestive of PAD, further noninvasive testing is usually … performed to characterize the anatomic location and severity of the disease; such testing includes … Continuous variable outcomes will be summarized by mean and standard deviation; significance testing … Categorical variable outcomes will be summarized by proportions; significance testing will be performed

1764. Methods Future Research Needs Number 8: Framework for Considering Study Designs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/study-design-framework_research.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - following categories of studies and their descriptions are derived from the AHRQ report ―Developing and Testing … duration: Although expensive to create and maintain, additional repositories will allow more biomarker testing … Developing and Testing a Tool for the Classification of Study Designs in Systematic Reviews of … The study is hypothesis generating rather than testing. Generally, one is unable to infer cause.

1765. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain Research Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
      December 19, 2018 - opioid therapy, what is the accuracy of instruments and tests (including metabolic and/or genetic testing … effectiveness of use of risk prediction instruments and tests (including metabolic and/or genetic testing

1766. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-bias-individual-studies_methods.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - out recommended approaches to assessment of risk of bias in five steps: protocol development, pilot testing … assessment of risk of bias forms and instructions in response to problems arising in training and pilot testing … Developing and testing a tool for the classification of study designs in systematic reviews of interventions … No formal reliability testing has been undertaken and the tool is interpreted as a summed score across … Developing and testing a tool for the classification of study designs in systematic reviews of interventions

1767. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
      August 19, 2011 - Question 5: What factors (e.g., patient/physician characteristics, availability of prior noninvasive testing

1768. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-imaging_disposition-comments.pdf
      October 01, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer Draft review available for public comment from Februa…

1769. Mental-Illness-Heart Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_executive.pdf
      April 01, 2013 - for these applications: (1) evaluating interventions proven effective in non-SMI populations, (2) testing … We found no studies testing a number of important interventions (e.g., orlistat, statins) known to … Metabolic testing rates in 3 state Medicaid programs after FDA warnings and ADA/APA recommendations … Small area variation and geographic and patient-specific determinants of metabolic testing in antipsychotic

1770. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-provider-adherence_research-protocol.pdf
      March 02, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: March 2, 2012 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Interventions to Modify Healthcare Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines Amendment Date(s) …

1771. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
      May 01, 2016 - Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities Clinical Issue About one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Approximately 290,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States, and more than…

1772. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      September 13, 2012 - dressings are classified as devices and not drugs, the FDA does not require rigorous clinical trial testing … Ulcer area and depth • Duration of ulcer (short vs. long term) • Comorbid conditions • Venous duplex testing

1773. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/grading.ppt
      January 01, 2010 - In the absence of statistical testing or measurement of heterogeneity, EPC reviewers can assess consistency

1774. Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-3.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies Quantitative Synthesis Chapter 3. Choice of Statistical Model for Combining Studies Prepared for: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods Guide www.ahrq.gov Presenter…

1775. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia_executive.pdf
      May 01, 2006 - Layout 1 Background Anemia (deficiency of red blood cells) occurs in 13-78 percent of patients undergoing treatment for solid tumors and 30-40 percent of patients treated for lymphoma. Tumor type, treatment regimen, and history of prior cancer therapy influence the risk and severity of anemia. For example, among pa…

1776. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_disposition-comments.pdf
      December 20, 2012 - some cohort studies which described interesting features of interventions that may warrant further testing … It is possible that trials testing the efficacy of pegIFN-alpha were published before2001. … Regarding the search cut-off date, it is possible that trials testing the efficacy of pegIFN-alpha

1777. Single-arm studies in comparative effectiveness reviews (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/single-group-studies_white-paper.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - Association of transcutaneous bilirubin testing in hospital with decreased readmission rate for hyperbilirubinemia … trials: the use of historical data for determining "go/no go" decision for definitive phase III testing

1778. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/grading.ppt
      January 01, 2013 - In the absence of statistical testing or measurement of heterogeneity, EPC reviewers can assess consistency

1779. Rapid Evidence Product Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults A Rapid Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-social-isolation-older-adults-final.pdf
      February 01, 2019 - completed training before assessing risk of bias to improve inter-rater reliability, including pilot testing

1780. Meditation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/meditation_research-protocol.pdf
      October 17, 2012 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: October 17, 2012 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Meditation Programs for Stress and Well-Being Amendment Date(s) if applicable: October 10, 2012 (Amendments Details–see Section VII) I. Background Me…