Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the minimally invasive lumbar decompression (mild) procedure, an approach that uses a proprietary surgical kit (mild; Vertos Medical Inc.) to treat lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in adult (≥ 18 years old) patients.
Coolief Cooled RF System (Avanos Medical Inc.) for Pain due to Degenerative Hip Disease
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) using the Coolief system (Avanos Medical Inc.) for relief of pain and improvement of function in adults with degenerative hip disease.
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Treatment of Brain Radiation Necrosis
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), also known as stereotactic laser ablation (SLA), for the treatment of brain radiation necrosis (RN).
EndeavorRx (Akili Interactive Labs Inc.) for Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of EndeavorRx (Akili Interactive Labs Inc.) to improve attention function in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
leva Pelvic Health System (Renovia Inc.) for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of the leva Pelvic Health System (Renovia Inc.) for the treatment of urinary incontinence (UI) in female patients.
VivAer (Aerin Medical Inc.) for Nasal Airway Remodeling to Treat Nasal Obstruction
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of VivAer (Aerin Medical Inc.) for the treatment of nasal airway obstruction (NAO).
Theta Burst Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Unipolar Depression in Adults
Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of theta burst stimulation (TBS), alone and compared with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and/or with sham TBS, for the management of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD) (unipolar treatment-…
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Treatment of Recurrent Metastatic Brain Neoplasms
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), also known as stereotactic laser ablation (SLA), for the treatment of recurrent metastatic brain neoplasms.
Trabecular Bone Score to Predict Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Patients
Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of the trabecular bone score (TBS) as an adjunct to bone mineral density (BMD) measurement and/or other validated tools incorporating patient information for prediction of fracture risk and guidance of preventive treatment in post…
neoGEN-Series System (RST-Sanexas) for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of the neoGEN-Series system (RST-Sanexas) for the treatment of neuropathic pain for outcomes including pain, function, quality of life, and safety.