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121. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     November 09, 2017 - What is the effectiveness of vaccination for the hepatitis B virus, immunoglobulin therapy, and antiviral … treatment for preventing vertical transmission among pregnant women? … series, and registry data KQs 3, 4: Trials examining the effectiveness of individual pharmacologic treatments … Several comments suggested including studies examining the benefits and harms of specific treatment or … Contextual information on the effectiveness of specific screening or treatment approaches will be provided

122. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
     May 24, 2022 - Morphology and visual acuity in aflibercept and ranibizumab therapy for neovascular age-related macular … Oral zinc-therapy in age-related macular degeneration: a double blind study. … Introducing anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies for AMD did not raise risk of myocardial … Reporting bias not detected Moderate for benefit VEGF inhibitors are considered first-line therapy … Moderate for no harm VEGF inhibitors vs sham:    VEGF inhibitors are considered first-line therapy

123. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/USPSTF_Admin/Home/GetFile/1/996/syphilup/pdf
     July 01, 2004 - are effective and rarely harmful, and prenatal antibiotic therapy is effective in preventing congenital … reported that ceftriaxone is used clinically for treating syphilis in the U.S.36 Value of augmented therapy … A multicenter RCT assessed 2 treatments for early syphilis: both groups received 2.4 million units of … A number of small studies on alternative treatments such as oral azithromycin have been published and … A randomized trial of enhanced therapy for early syphilis in patients with and without human immunodeficiency

124. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - therapy of the non-affected eye. … treatment of the nonaffected eye. … referrals because of false-positive screening results, and unnecessary use of corrective lenses or treatments … amblyopia. 14 Five fair-quality trials with children ≥3 years of age demonstrated that some amblyopia treatments … regimens. 1 Evidence on adverse psychosocial effects of amblyopia treatments is limited.

125. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - Treatment or Interventions Chlamydial and gonococcal infections respond to treatment with an- tibiotics … accuracy on anatomical site–specific testing.19,32,33 Because the USPSTF had previously determined that treatments … for these infections are effective and well established, this review did not include a review of treatments … prevalence of asymptomatic infec- tion, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective treatments … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

126. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - Trials of drug therapy in children with heterozygous FH or FCH are included because drug treatment trials … Benefits and adverse effects of therapies were considered equally important and both types of outcomes … Eleven trials evaluated drug therapies for treatment of children with probable or definite heterozygous … treatments: diet, exercise, drug [treatments], and combination [treatments], to a lozenge-shaped box … Reynauld's phenomenon occurred during therapy (1) but treatment continued without recurrence.

127. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2008
     December 30, 2013 - Benefits of Detection and Early Treatment There is good evidence that lipid-lowering drug therapy substantially … Although lifestyle modifications (diet and physical activity) are appropriate initial therapies for most … substantial reductions in lipid levels from changes in diet alone; drugs are frequently needed to achieve therapeutic … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized. … The USPSTF examined the evidence for the efficacy of various treatments for dyslipidemia, including

128. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2010 - Limited evidence suggests that these improvements can be sustained over the year after treatment. … Multicomponent behavioral in- terventions and interventions that combined behavioral and pharmaco- logic treatments … Surgical treatments, which are re- served for morbidly obese patients who are identified without the … Combined Pharmacologic and Behavioral Interventions Seven trials combined pharmacologic treatments ( … Obesity evaluation and treatment: Expert Committee recommenda- tions. Pediatrics. 1998;102(3).

129. Screening for and Treatment of Suicide Risk Relevant to Primary Care: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - ) Fair (other therapies) Data on suicide deaths were insufficient. … ) Fair (other therapies) No trials directly reported harms; 4 of 11 trials related to key questions … Psychosocial versus pharmacological treatments for deliberate self harm. … , with direct therapeutic contact Comtois et al, 2011 (47) 19–62 (37) 62 Other therapy, without direct … direct therapeutic contact King et al, 2009 (78) 13–17 (16) 71 Improving treatment adherence without

130. Eleventh Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2021 - Assess the effects of lifestyle interventions and medical treatments for screen-detected prediabetes

131. Archived: Evidence Summary: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/dementia-older-adults-screening-2003
     June 03, 2003 - Two recent well-conducted RCTs examined estrogen therapy for women with mild to moderate dementia and … One RCT with a crossover design showed that 6 weeks of therapy with clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant … Other pharmacologic treatments have not been adequately studied. … Estrogen replacement therapy for treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: a randomized controlled … Donepezil therapy in clinical practice: a randomized crossover study. Arch Neurol 2000;57:94-99.

132. Archived: Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     March 01, 2016 - for wet AMD (laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy). … Conclusions from the 2009 USPSTF review regarding the effectiveness of treatments vs no treatment … language studies has little effect on conclusions of reviews of noncomplementary and alternative therapies … . 62 In addition, trials of therapy for dry AMD evaluated heterogeneous vitamins, antioxidants, … Research is also needed to understand the effectiveness of new therapies that are being investigated

133. Primary Care Screening for and Treatment of Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2016 - atten- tion control, or a minimal intervention (eg, �15 minutes of information, not intended to be a therapeutic … in pregnant and postpartum women and no evidence that these treatments could be harmful. … A meta-analysis of treatments for perinatal depression. Clin Psychol Rev. 2011;31(5):839-849. 87. … Efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy and other psychological treatments for adult depression: meta-analytic … Characteristics of effective psychological treatments of depression: a metaregression analysis.

134. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-intervention-prevention-cessation-children-adolescents
     June 27, 2024 - Tobacco does not refer to nicotine replacement therapy. … Tobacco does not refer to nicotine replacement therapy. … prevent or reduce tobacco * use in children and adolescents Complementary and alternative medicine treatments … Tobacco does not refer to nicotine replacement therapy. … that tobacco refers to both tobacco and nicotine products (with the exception of nicotine replacement therapy

135. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vCzPVrVJfgFWfpWRdEHMKQ
     July 01, 2012 - or androgen depri- vation therapy (7, 8). … urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction in at least 200 to 300 of 1000 men treated with these therapies … , radiation, hormonal therapy, or some combina- tion). … Treatments for Localized Prostate Cancer: Systematic Review to Update the 2002 U.S. … Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Radiation

136. Archived: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
     January 24, 2017 - In addition, studies that evaluate the effect of OSA treatments or interventions on health outcomes ( … USPSTF reviewed evidence from 50 fair- to good-quality trials that evaluated the effect of various treatments … Thus, it is unclear whether treatments that improve AHI would also improve mortality. … A subset of studies that evaluated the effectiveness of various OSA treatments also reported on harms … of treatment.

137. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1–5 Years: Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - There were too few trials of treatments to perform meta-analysis. … or any newly administered patching therapy (visual acuity� 0.4 [20/50] in either eye, or difference … ); 6-h patching: 0.34 (P� .09 vs no treatment); no treatment: 0.24 (P� .11 vs both treatments) Fair … , th [Drug Ther- apy, Prevention & Control, Therapy] 2. exp Refractive Errors/dt, th, pc [Drug Therapy … The therapy of amblyopia: an analysis of the results of amblyopia therapy utilizing the pooled data of

138. Final Research Plan: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
     March 29, 2022 - use (e.g., duloxetine, fluoxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, fluvoxamine, clomipramine) Combination therapies … KQs 4, 5 (anxiety): Cognitive behavioral therapy (including exposure therapy) * Eligible psychotherapy … use (e.g., clonidine, duloxetine, fluoxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, fluvoxamine) Combination therapies … modalities (e.g., exercise, light therapy, transcranial magnetic nerve stimulation, electroshock treatment … We qualified CQ 5 as being limited to evidence-based treatments and clarified that engagement with care

139. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
     August 13, 2020 - use (e.g., duloxetine, fluoxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, fluvoxamine, clomipramine) Combination therapies … KQs 4, 5 (anxiety): Cognitive behavioral therapy (including exposure therapy) * Eligible psychotherapy … use (e.g., clonidine, duloxetine, fluoxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, fluvoxamine) Combination therapies … modalities (e.g., exercise, light therapy, transcranial magnetic nerve stimulation, electroshock treatment … We qualified CQ 5 as being limited to evidence-based treatments and clarified that engagement with care

140. Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
     March 04, 2021 - How effective is treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP) or mandibular advancement devices (MADs … How effective is treatment with PAP or MADs for improving health outcomes in persons with OSA, including … What are the harms associated with treatment of OSA using PAP or MADs, including for specific subgroups … of allergic rhinitis or similar treatments that might secondarily improve OSA by treating another condition … In response to public comments, the USPSTF revised the treatment eligibility criteria to clarify the