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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/incident-user-design_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - advantage of the incident user design is that it can capture the clinical consequences of an entire
therapeutic … The risk of myocardial infarction associated
with antihypertensive drug therapies. … Adherence to prescribed antihypertensive
drug treatments: longitudinal study of
electronically compiled … Structural accelerated failure time models
for survival analysis in studies with time-
varying treatments … A review of uses
of health care utilization databases for
epidemiologic research on therapeutics.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
July 08, 2014 - ; and would not have included treatments now considered to be current standard medical therapy, including … , primarily because medical therapy for trials was ill-defined, varying, and often lacked treatments … An assessment of clinically useful measures of the consequences of treatment. … Stenting versus endarterectomy for treatment of carotid-artery stenosis. … CREST-2: guiding treatments for asymptomatic carotid disease.
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cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/recommendation-4-opioid-release-rate-when-starting-opioid-therapy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0174_10-20-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - devices
Comparator(s): See above interventions and no treatment
Outcome(s): Intermediate outcomes … What is the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of physical and
rehabilitative treatments available … What are the associated risks, adverse effects, and potential harms of physical and
rehabilitative therapies … There is some indication that
non-pharmacologic therapies are underutilized in patients with OA and … A review
that evaluates the effectiveness of treatments and gaps that remain in the evidence for patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36947/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - The safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home
setting. … The safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting. Am J
Med. 2007;120(6):539-44. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-warfarin-therapy-nursing-home-setting
The anticoagulant warfarin … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-warfarin-therapy-nursing-home-setting
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/improved-cancer-outcomes-protocol_0.pdf
December 01, 2021 - characteristics (cancer type,
treatment type (systemic therapy, radiation, surgery),
stage of disease … cancer diagnosis and initiation of any cancer therapy
(e.g., systemic therapy, radiation, surgery). … (at least in part) w ith cancer therapy (e.g.,
systemic therapy, radiation, surgery), regardless of … (at least in part) w ith cancer
therapy (e.g., systemic therapy, radiation, surgery), regardless of … draft report, the search will be conducted from 2000 to December 2021 to encompass
contemporary cancer treatments
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/logic/2024-08/USPSTFStatinUseForPrimaryPreventionOfCVDInAdults_Change_Log.txt
January 01, 2024 - CDSConnectCommonsForFHIRv102 to version 2.1.0
- Replace extensional value set "Low intensity statin therapy … (currently expands to same codes)
- Replace extensional value set "Moderate intensity statin therapy … (currently expands to same codes)
- Replace extensional value set "High intensity statin therapy" … (currently expands to same codes)
- Replace extensional value set "Moderate intensity statin therapy … (currently expands to same codes)
- Replace extensional value set "High intensity statin therapy"
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-update_clinician.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Treatments for ASD
focus on improving core deficits in social communication,
addressing challenging … Individual goals for treatment
vary by child, and a combination of therapies is used to
achieve these … ., settings), components of
multicomponent therapies that drive effectiveness, and
predictors of treatment … � Re-evaluating potential treatments as research evolves. … � Available evidence on each program
or therapy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2014 - Effectiveness
Reviews, the program supports
systematic appraisals of existing
scientific evidence regarding
treatments … experimental and epidemiologic studies,4,5
therapeutic strategies to decrease risk
have focused on … importance of patient-centered clinical
outcomes for evaluating the effectiveness of
lipid-modifying therapies … While our findings may suggest that one
therapeutic option provides a benefit over another, we
cannot … previous reviews on dietary modification and
reduction of lipids and CVD risk, we did not include
these therapies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - diabetes in the
United States.
3,4
Thus, a large segment of the population requires glucose-lowering therapies … insulin
delivery and glucose monitoring for various populations of individuals with diabetes so that
therapeutic … of individuals with diabetes who are
receiving treatment in a usual care setting. … Intensive diabetes treatment and cardiovascular disease in
patients with type 1 diabetes. … Continuous glucose monitoring and intensive treatment of type
1 diabetes.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stem-cell-children_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Effectiveness
Reviews, the program supports
systematic appraisals of existing
scientific evidence regarding
treatments … Treatment,
therapy, or
intervention
-HSCT
Intermediate Outcomes
• Recurrence-free survival
• … Treatment,
therapy, or
intervention
-HSCT
Intermediate Outcomes
Slowing of the progression of or … Treatment,
therapy, or
intervention
-HSCT
Intermediate Outcomes
• Stable source of endogenous … selection to the past 15 years to ensure that we identified
evidence that is comparable in terms of therapeutic
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary43/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
October 07, 2011 - Preventive Services Task Force evidence reviews on screening and treatments for prostate cancer. … There were 3 randomized trials and 23 cohort studies of treatments. … Few studies evaluated newer therapies. … Benefits and harms of treatments for prostate cancer were last reviewed by the USPSTF in 2002 8 . … Treatments for localized prostate cancer: systematic review to update the 2002 U.S.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2011 - may be extended up to 48 weeks for
patients with HCV genotype 1.5,6 The effects of antiviral therapies … may change with
the introduction of the new drug class.13,14
Adherence to treatments has been shown … treatment outcomes specifically in HCV antiviral therapy or
whether treatment adherence interventions … training), increasing the convenience of medication
use (e.g., simplifying drug dosing, tailoring the treatments … • Treatment regimens: prescribed antiviral therapy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
May 01, 2012 - It is
not known whether these
therapies are better or worse than
other treatments for localized
prostate … [ti] OR therapies[ti] OR treatment*[ti] OR
treating[ti] OR treat[ti] OR therapy/mh
AND
Limits … or
received no initial
treatment
Clinical and
biochemical out-
comes of radiation
therapies for … It is not known
whether these therapies are better or worse
than other treatments for localized prostate … The absolute risk of
impotence and treatment-related morbidity
appeared to be similar to other treatments
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
May 01, 2012 - It is
not known whether these
therapies are better or worse than
other treatments for localized
prostate … [ti] OR therapies[ti] OR treatment*[ti] OR
treating[ti] OR treat[ti] OR therapy/mh
AND
Limits … or
received no initial
treatment
Clinical and
biochemical out-
comes of radiation
therapies for … It is not known
whether these therapies are better or worse
than other treatments for localized prostate … The absolute risk of
impotence and treatment-related morbidity
appeared to be similar to other treatments
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6Ngc3byQ9jeBy_pwyvD6or
September 01, 2014 - ; and would not have included treatments
now considered to be current standard medical therapy,
including … , primarily because medical therapy for tri-
als was ill-defined, varying, and often lacked treatments … An assessment of clinically useful
measures of the consequences of treatment. … Stenting versus endarterectomy for treatment of
carotid-artery stenosis. … CREST-2: guiding treatments for asymp-
tomatic carotid disease.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0119_06-17-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Completion Date: 1-12-10
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Pharmacologic therapy … versus medical foods and nondietary approaches for the treatment of
phenylketonuria (PKU) will go forward … They are also interested in the
comparative cost effectiveness of these treatments. … Pharmacologic Therapy versus Medical Foods
for the Treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Nomination … Historically, the treatment of PKU has relied on nonpharmacologic therapies, with affected individuals
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_overview.pdf
June 24, 2014 - management
era (i.e., since JNC-5 in 1993), what is the evidence on the effects of aggressive
medical therapy … (i.e., antihypertensive, antiplatelet, and antilipid treatment)
compared to renal artery angioplasty … What adverse events and complications have been associated with
aggressive medical therapy or renal … What treatment variables are associated with improved or worse outcomes of renal
artery angioplasty … designed to test whether renal-artery stenting, when added to protocol-
driven contemporary medical therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.149_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2007 - A phenobarbital level was 30 (therapeutic 10-40 mcg/mL) and phenytoin level was 19 (therapeutic 10-20 … Epilepsy and Treatment
Epilepsy affects approximately 2 million people in the United States
Antiseizure … medications are the primary mode of epilepsy treatment
Medications successfully control seizures in … adjustments
Changes in product appearance
Phenytoin blood level
Alterations in concomitant drug therapies … Collaborative drug therapy management by pharmacists--2003.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_surveillance.pdf
March 01, 2013 - (Low)
KQ2:
For
patients
with
RA,
do
drug
therapies
differ
in
their
… (Low)
KQ3: For patients with RA, do drug therapies differ in harms, tolerability, patient adherence, … RA in subgroups of patients based on stage of disease, prior therapy,
demographics, concomitant therapies … : a multiple-treatment Bayesian
metaanalysis. … based on stage of disease, prior therapy, demographics,
concomitant therapies, or comorbidities?