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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedRaman G, Adam GP, Halladay CW
Comparative effectiveness of management strategies for renal artery stenosis: an updated systematic review.
This study compared benefits and harms of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty with stent placement (PTRAS) versus medical therapy alone in adults with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS). The strength of evidence regarding the relative benefits and harms of PTRAS versus medical therapy alone for patients with ARAS is low.
AHRQ-funded; 290201500002.
Citation: Raman G, Adam GP, Halladay CW .
Comparative effectiveness of management strategies for renal artery stenosis: an updated systematic review.
Ann Intern Med 2016 Nov;165(9):635-49. doi: 10.7326/m16-1053.
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Keywords: Kidney Disease and Health, Treatments, Comparative Effectiveness, Evidence-Based Practice
Gartlehner G, Dobrescu A, Evans TS
Average effect estimates remain similar as evidence evolves from single trials to high-quality bodies of evidence: a meta-epidemiologic study.
The objective of this study was to use a diverse sample of medical interventions to assess empirically whether first trials rendered substantially different treatment effect estimates than reliable, high-quality bodies of evidence. It concluded that results of first trials often change, but the magnitude of change, on average, is small. Exceptions are first trials that present large treatment effects, which often dissipate as new evidence accrues.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200008I.
Citation: Gartlehner G, Dobrescu A, Evans TS .
Average effect estimates remain similar as evidence evolves from single trials to high-quality bodies of evidence: a meta-epidemiologic study.
J Clin Epidemiol 2016 Jan;69:16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.02.013..
Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Comparative Effectiveness, Treatments