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1. Draft Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
   October 12, 2023 - (i.e., what percentage of men initially choose active surveillance or watchful waiting vs. curative treatments … such as surgery, radiation, or ablative therapy)?     … prostatectomy, including different surgical techniques, such as nerve sparing, robotics) Radiation therapy … (external beam radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, brachytherapy) Cryosurgery/high-intensity focused … ultrasonography/other focal ablative therapies Active surveillance ‡ Watchful waiting ‡ KQs

2. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-c-screening
   December 21, 2017 - What are the harms of currently recommended antiviral treatments? * 9.    … 7, and 8 include those defined by age, race/ethnicity, sex, drug use, receipt of maximally assisted therapy … What is the effect of antiviral treatments on behavioral outcomes? … clinical outcomes (KQ 9) Populations Persons with HCV infection being treated with antiviral therapy … behavioral health care; subpopulations of interest include drug use, persons using medication-assisted therapies

3. Final Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
   December 21, 2023 - (i.e., what percentage of men initially choose active surveillance or watchful waiting vs. curative treatments … such as surgery, radiation, or ablative therapy)?     … (external beam radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, and brachytherapy) Cryosurgery/high-intensity … focused ultrasonography/other focal ablative therapies Active surveillance ‡ Watchful waiting ‡ … ‡Active surveillance and watchful waiting are typically compared to more active treatments in trials.

4. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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   Treatment and Interventions Treatments for ASD include behavioral, medical, educational, speech/language … , and occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. … Treatments for young children are primarily behavioral interventions, particularly early intensive behavioral

5. Clinical Summary: Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years (pdf file)
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   Treatments Primary treatment includes correction of any underlying refractive error with the use of corrective … lenses, occlusion therapy for amblyopia (eye patching, atropine eye drops, or Bangerter occlusion foils … ), or a combination of treatments.

6. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
   March 15, 2013 - Vaccination   KQs 5–8 Education or behavior change counseling Antiviral treatments … for treatment-naive patients (Note: Food and Drug Administration [FDA]-approved treatments include interferon … alpha, lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir, telbivudine, tenofovir) NonFDA-approved antiviral treatments … , combination therapy Comparators KQs 1, 2 No screening   … disease populations; United States and countries with similar HBV prevalence, except for antiviral therapies

7. Archived: Final Research Plan: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan13/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
   December 15, 2012 - interventions: parental or caregiver/guardian oral health education; referral to a dentist; or preventive treatments … interventions (parental or caregiver/guardian oral health education, referral to a dentist, and preventive treatments … dental hygiene behavior and decrease in refined sugar intake), referral to a dentist, and preventive treatments … (such as fluoride treatment, oral fluoride supplementation, topical fluoride application, or xylitol … versus no treatment/intervention, placebo, or other treatment/intervention Outcomes

8. Archived: Final Research Plan: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan16/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
   August 15, 2013 - Links in the chain of indirect evidence include the effectiveness of screening and treatments in reducing … the incidence of future health outcomes and the harms associated with screening and treatments. … to identify individuals who have the disease; it is also necessary to show that there are effective treatments … quality of life KQ 2: Labeling, anxiety, false-positive results KQ 4: Serious side effects from treatments … clarified that the decision to only include large studies is intended for the key question on harms of treatment

9. Thirteenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/reports-congress/thirteenth-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services
   January 01, 2023 - For suicide risk, more research is needed on the effectiveness of screening tests and treatments. … For all conditions, evidence is lacking on screening and treatment based on specific demographics such … should be used, the accuracy of including one question on suicide risk within a depression screening, treatments … For all conditions, evidence is lacking on the most effective tools and treatments for screening high-risk

10. Recommendation: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
    August 15, 2011 - cancer is transurethral resection of the bladder tumor, which may be combined with adjuvant radiation therapy … , chemotherapy, biologic therapies, or photodynamic therapies. … tumor, which may be combined with adjuvant radiation therapy, intravesical chemotherapy, immunotherapy … , or photodynamic therapies. … or treatment.

11. Recommendation: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
    February 16, 2016 - Treatment and Interventions Treatments for ASD include behavioral, medical, educational, speech/language … , and occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. … Treatments and Interventions Treatments for ASD include behavioral, medical, educational, speech/language … , and occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. … Treatment could be compared with a wait-list control, less intense treatment, or an alternative treatment

12. Final Research Plan: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication
    February 08, 2018 - other than newborns Interventions Ocular prophylaxis for gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum Treatments … other than ocular prophylaxis Comparisons KQ 1: No treatment, placebo (randomized, controlled … trials) KQ 2: No treatment (randomized, controlled trials) or no comparator (observational studies … quality Fair- or good-quality studies Poor-quality studies * Comparative effectiveness of treatments

13. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
    June 15, 2013 - Approximately three-quarters of children with caries have not received treatment 5 . … For preventive treatments (key question 6), we also included studies of primary care–feasible treatments … Topical antimicrobial therapy in the prevention of early childhood caries: a follow-up report. … groups A: One 5% fluoride varnish treatment and 2 placebo treatments every 6 mo B: One set of … 3.5% fluoride varnish treatments over 2 wk once per year and 3 placebo treatments over 2 wk, 6 mo later

14. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary of … USPSTF Recommendation SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS … years) Children (7 to 11 years) Recommendation Screen (when systems for diagnosis, treatment … Treatments Among pharmacotherapies, fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI … Evidence on the balance of benefits and harms of treatment of younger children is insufficient for

15. Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
    October 08, 2020 - What are the adverse effects of COPD treatments in this population? … beta-agonists, anticholinergics, inhaled corticosteroids, CXCR2 antagonists, or combinations of these treatments … ); nonpharmacologic therapy (including case management, behavioral counseling, and exercise therapy) … ; surgical therapies; lung transplant; treatment of acute exacerbations; systemic corticosteroids; phosphodiesterase … , surgical treatment to reduce lung volume, and lung transplantation).

16. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-Mgq-ba4Yv4nXkNAYpxurx
    May 01, 2014 - If clinicians could identify people at risk for suicide during that visit and refer them to treatments … studies to see whether screening can identify those at increased risk so that they can be referred for treatment … The Task Force also looked at whether effective treatments exist. … It is critical that better methods be developed to find those at risk for suicide, and that treatments … Knowledge gained from such research will help create effective support and treatment programs.

17. Screening for Bladder Cancer in Adults: Literature Surveillance Report (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2024 - urine screening tests; • the effect of screening on the incidence of bladder cancer and subsequent treatments … ; and • the harms of treatment. … urinary cytology, or other urine biomarkers) for bladder cancer in asymptomatic populations; outcomes of treatment … for screen-detected bladder cancer; or harms of screening for or treatment of bladder cancer.

18. Effectiveness of Primary Care–Relevant Treatments for Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/hbSopN6uA9u-4EQuKtRGDP
    October 01, 2011 - Effectiveness of Primary Care–Relevant Treatments for Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review … for the USPSTF Effectiveness of Primary Care–Relevant Treatments for Obesity in Adults: A Systematic … Behaviorally based treatments were heterogeneous and specific elements were not well-described. … Effect of antihypertensive therapy on weight loss. … Behavioral and pharmacologic therapies for obesity. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2010;6:578-88.

19. Final Recommendation Statement: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
    February 16, 2016 - Treatments and Interventions Treatments for ASD include behavioral, medical, educational, speech/language … , and occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. … Other treatments for ASD are less well studied and were not included in this review. … Treatment could be compared with a wait-list control, less intense treatment, or an alternative treatment … and treatment.

20. Screening for Bladder Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/hWPZYvUZJXUQghbFtSDC42
    August 01, 2011 - cancer is transurethral resection of the bladder tumor, which may be combined with adjuvant radiation therapy … , chemotherapy, biologic therapies, or photodynamic therapies. … bladder tumor, which may be combined with adjuvant radiation therapy, intravesical chemotherapy, im- … munotherapy, or photodynamic therapies. … Radical cystec- tomy, often with adjuvant or neoadjuvant systemic chemo- therapy, is used in cases of