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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_research_executive.pdf
February 01, 2016 - costs.5
The prognosis for acute low back
pain (generally defined as an episode
lasting less than 4 weeks … persistent
symptoms, continued improvement
is often seen in the subacute phase
between 4 and 12 weeks … This report
focuses on adults with low back pain of any
duration (categorized as acute [<4 weeks], … subacute
[4–12 weeks], and chronic [≥12 weeks]), including
nonradicular low back pain, radicular low … ; effects were less pronounced at
52 weeks.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/major-depressive-disorder_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Study durations ranged from 4
to 96 weeks. … After
24 weeks of followup, however, SGAs led to higher rates
of overall discontinuation than CBT ( … SGAs and PSYD also led to similar rates of overall
discontinuation over 8 to 16 weeks (low SOE), 48 … weeks
(low SOE), and 96 weeks of followup (low SOE). … 96 weeks of
followup compared with SGA monotherapy (low SOE).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update-surveillance-160328.pdf
May 29, 2025 - RCTs,$non"RCTs,$cohorts,$etc.)h$cross"
sectional$studies$OK$if$time$on$treatment$reported$and$≥$12$weeks … $to$40$or$80mg$AZL"M$or$10mg$RAM$for$22$weeks. … $After$2$weeks,$all$patients$were$
uptitrated$to$double$the$initial$dose$for$10$weeks^$subsequently, … $in$patients$without$normalized$office$BP.$24"h$ABP$was$recorded$at$
randomization$and$after$12$weeks … $Doses$were$doubled$after$2$weeks.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/allergy-seasonal_executive.pdf
July 01, 2013 - prophylaxis, it requires a loading period during which it
is applied four times daily for several weeks … How does effectiveness vary with long-term (months)
or short-term (weeks) use?
b. … How do adverse effects vary with long-term (months)
and short-term (weeks) use?
b. … How do effectiveness and adverse effects vary with
long-term (months) or short-term (weeks) use? … How do effectiveness and adverse effects vary with
long-term (months) or short-term (weeks) use?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0543_05-24-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - normal chest
radiograph, occurring with or without phlegm production, usually lasting less than 3 weeks
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_disposition-comments.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Research Review Citation: Gaudet, L., Singh, K., Weeks L., Skidmore, B., Tsouros, S.,
Tsertsvadze, … Response
Peer Reviewer 1 Executive
Summary
What is meant by difference sin “means” – was this weeks … Weeks
Peer Reviewer 5 Introduction " Unfortunately, digital examination of the cervix in early labor … Ananth et al6, in viewing over 17 million
births from 1990-99 found that while deliveries <37 weeks … Peer Reviewer 1 Methods
(Study
Section)
The pump was commonly used among women less than 24 weeks
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label_executive.pdf
January 01, 2007 - with an atypical
antipsychotic plus an SRI antidepressant is not
more effective than an SRI alone at 8 weeks … with psychotic features,
olanzapine and olanzapine plus fluoxetine were
compared with placebo for 8 weeks … evidence that olanzapine, whether used as
monotherapy or augmentation, does not improve
outcomes at 8 weeks … stress disorder (PTSD)
We found four trials of risperidone and two trials
of olanzapine of at least 6 weeks … Two trials of 8 weeks duration support the
superiority of risperidone over placebo in
improving serious
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - two oral DMARDs, improved
ACR 50 response rates, disease activity scores,
but no difference at 56 weeks … patients with early RA, significantly lower
radiographic progression and fewer eroded joints
at 56 weeks … Low
More rapid improvement in functional capacity
by 28 weeks but no differences by 56 weeks.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/safety-vaccines-protocol.pdf
January 30, 2020 - (Rotarix); routine
6 through 32 weeks
(RotaTeq); routine
Tetanus, diphtheria, &
acellular pertussis … use in the United
States, 2019
Vaccine
Brand name(s) Age range
DTaP-HepB-IPV Pediarix
6 weeks … through 6 years
DTaP-IPV/Hib Pentacel 6 weeks through 4 years
DTaP-IPV Kinrix
Quadracel
4 years … through 6 years
MMR-V ProQuad 12 months through 12 years
DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB Vaxelis* 6 weeks through … (Hib)
PedvaxHIB
ActHIB
Hiberix
2 months through 5 years
(PedvaxHIB, ActHIB); if at
risk
6 weeks
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/binge-eating_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Efficacy studies only measured outcomes
at the end of treatment (8 weeks to 6 months) and had no
long-term … Efficacy studies of pharmacological interventions only
measured outcomes at the end of treatment (6 to 16 weeks
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-211-rheumatoid-arthritis-disposition-comments.pdf
December 20, 2018 - A similar response was seen for
ACR(20/50/70/90) at weeks 24 and 52. … At weeks 12 and
52, the proportion of patients who achieved MCID in SF-36
PCS was 75.6% (p=0.016 vs … The IMAGE study (8 weeks to 4 years)
24. … (70.7% vs. 49%; p<0.001).” – The COMET trial reported on
the primary endpoint at 52 weeks. … prior to 52 weeks were not assessed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-272-genitourinary-syndrome-executive-summary.pdf
July 01, 2024 - Most studies of hormonal
interventions followed participants for 12 weeks, the longest followup period … treatments, suggests that symptoms begin improving within 1-
2 months and continue to improve through 12 weeks … In 6 of 10 studies that evaluated endometrial stimulation
up to 36 weeks, vaginal estrogen was associated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - .6
1 study found that
brimonidine-timolol FC
achieved the same mean
IOP as latanoprost at 12
weeks … BPLx12 weeks
Mean change in IOP
Efficacy:
T2345 showed non-inferiority to BPL
from day 15. … PF
timololx12 weeks
Mean change in IOP at 3 daily time
points at weeks 2, 6, and 12
Efficacy:
Tafluprost … latanoprost qd or switch to
latanoprost+dorzolamide/timolol FC bid
at 4 weeks if IOP still>20, with … switch to
brimonidine at 8 weeks if IO<20 still not
achieved
IOP and visual function at 12 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/carbohydrate-intake-prepub-final-research-table-rct.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - possible, this is rated for the measure of interest at the main timepoint of interest (e.g., GWG at 35-37 weeks
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_executive.pdf
June 01, 2012 - Despite their
many similarities, interventions based on this model of
care varied in duration from 6 weeks … 241, 43
6 weeks 237, 42
8 weeks 142
16 weeks 330, 34, 35
6 months 331-33
9 months 144
Note: This … treated within
3 months of injury (Salazar
2000)42
Inpatient hospital
rehabilitation
program (8 weeks … moderate to
severe TBI (Cicerone 2004;
Cicerone 2008)34, 35
Intensive cognitive
rehabilitation (16
weeks … ) vs. standard
rehabilitation (16
weeks)
Community-based
employment at end of
treatment
Statistically
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-covid-protocol.pdf
February 18, 2023 - acute
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, typically
last ~2 to 4 weeks … including postural orthostatic
tachycardia syndrome).1,2,5,6 The duration of long COVID ranges from weeks … Department of Health and Human Services,
“The signs, symptoms, and conditions are present four weeks … Health and Care Excellence reserves the term “post-COVID-19 syndrome” for
symptoms lasting at least 12 weeks … 11 and uses the term “ongoing symptomatic COVID-
19” for symptoms at 4 to 12 weeks.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/09_infectiousdisease_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - of boceprevir plus IFN/RBV or 24 weeks of boceprevir plus IFN/RBV for 24 or 48
weeks) or 48 weeks … of placebo with IFN/RBV.
3
Overall, SVR at 48 weeks was achieved by 65% of
patients in the boceprevir … In the control arm, 44%
of patients achieved an SVR after 48 weeks of IFN/RBV.
4
In a second phase … Samples were taken once weekly for 10 weeks; after 5 weeks,
the copper-containing and noncopper items … This is a direct result of current TB testing methods, which require weeks to
deliver a definitive
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sodium-potassium_research-protocol.pdf
April 18, 2017 - • Timing
o Studies reporting on an intervention period of at least four weeks will be
eligible … • Study design
o Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks
or more … • Study design
o Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks
or more … • Study design
o Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks
or more … • Study design
o Parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs with a washout period of two weeks
or more
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pepticulcer_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - the solution.
3
The
company recommends a starting dose of 500 ova, taken orally once every 1 to 3 weeks … , with titration
to a 1,000 ova per dose if no response is seen after 8 weeks (four treatments).
3 … The company notes that
initial response may require several weeks and, because helminths are short-lived … After 24 weeks of treatment, 54% of patients treated with
teduglutide were able to reduce the number … absorption of nutrients; however, somatropin has not been evaluated in patients
with SBS for longer than 4 weeks
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-surveillance-report.pdf
July 17, 2020 - Chandler Weeks, M.P.H.
Marian S. McDonagh, Pharm.D. … Suggested citation: Chou R, Dana T, Jungbauer R, Weeks C, McDonagh M.