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Table 3 Topics receiving highest priority rankings for funded comparative Effectiveness Systematic Reviews in CKD

From: Setting an agenda for comparative effectiveness systematic reviews in CKD care

Topic

CKD

Area

Rank*

Feasibility

   

Systematic reviews

**Randomized controlled trials

    

Pharmacologic

Behavioral

†Priority population

Proteinuria

Progression

1

9

>100

20

0

Access to care

Progression

2

1

2

2

2

Hypertension

Progression

2

11

68

3

37

Screening benefits and harms

Detection

3

1

0

0

0

Hypertension control

Prevention

4

0

1

0

0

Patient knowledge/education

Prevention

5

0

0

3

3

Diabetes control and prevention

Prevention

6

2

18

3

23

Cardiovascular Disease

Complications

7

3

40

0

5

Patient safety

Progression

7

5

64

2

4

Health Information Technology

Progression

8

0

5

1

0

Patient Safety

Prevention

9

24

29

0

3

Vitamin D

Prevention

10

0

7

0

7

Classification

Detection

11

4

0

0

‡10

Obesity/Weight Management

Prevention

12

0

0

5

1

Dietary strategies

Progression

12

11

0

13

3

Inflammation

Progression

12

2

21

0

5

Collaboration strategies

Progression

12

0

0

2

1

Metabolic acidosis

Progression

12

0

4

0

0

  1. * Topics with the same priority rank were tied in the overall score they received across all of the stakeholders. Rankings were based on responses received from 9 stakeholders.
  2. **Randomized controlled trial categories are not mutually exclusive.
  3. †Priority populations include: patients with diabetes, pediatric population, racial/ethnic minorities,
  4. and other vulnerable populations.
  5. ‡Ten observational studies examined priority populations (27 total). No randomized control trials.