Technical Brief Now Available

Treatment for Acute Pain: An Evidence Map
(Technical Brief, released on October 22, 2019)

The purpose of this evidence map is to provide a high-level overview of the current guidelines and systematic reviews on pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for acute pain. We map the evidence for several acute pain conditions including postoperative pain, dental pain, neck pain, back pain, renal colic, acute migraine, and sickle cell crisis. Improved understanding of the interventions studied for each of these acute pain conditions will provide insight on which topics are ready for comprehensive comparative effectiveness review.

Methods Report Now Available

Facilitating the Implementation of EPC Reports in Learning Health Systems Engaged in Quality Initiatives: an EPC Pilot Project on ADHD
(Methods Research Report, released on October 29, 2019)

The purpose of this report is to evaluate and enhance the utility of an Evidence-based Practice Center report by a health system engaged in QI (quality improvement).

Opportunity to Comment on Draft Report

We encourage the public to participate in the development of our research projects. Comments can be submitted for:

Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Available for comment until November 26, 2019

The review aims to inform health care providers, policymakers, and a clinical practice guideline update from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) about the currently available evidence on interventions for adolescents to reduce or cease substance use. The review addresses both behavioral and pharmacological interventions used for adolescents or young adults with problematic substance use or a diagnosis of a substance use disorder (SUD), excluding tobacco.

Opportunity to Submit Scientific Information

The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program is interested in receiving supplemental evidence and data (SEADs) for systematic reviews that are relevant to the questions in our evidence reports. To ensure that it has full access to relevant research, whether or not it is published, the EHC Program is interested in receiving SEADs containing detailed study-specific information. Opportunities to submit scientific information are available for:

Interventions for Dyspnea in Patients with Advanced Cancer
Available for submission until December 1, 2019

(Section 944 (c) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 299c 3(c)] requires that information collected for research conducted or supported by AHRQ that identifies individuals or establishments be used only for the purpose for which it was supplied unless they consent to the use of the information for another purpose.)