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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.016.
Epub 2012 Sep 8.
Researchers should convince policy makers to perform a classic cluster randomized controlled trial instead of a stepped wedge design when an intervention is rolled out
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.016
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Researchers should convince policy makers to perform a classic cluster randomized controlled trial instead of a stepped wedge design when an intervention is rolled out
J Clin Epidemiol.
2012 Dec.
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A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is preferable for assessing complex health interventions.J Clin Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;67(7):831-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.02.016. Epub 2014 Apr 26. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014. PMID: 24774471 No abstract available.
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Response to Keriel-Gascou et al.: higher efficiency and other alleged advantages are not inherent to the stepped wedge design.J Clin Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;67(7):834-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.02.015. Epub 2014 Apr 29. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014. PMID: 24786595 No abstract available.
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There are some circumstances where the stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial is preferable to the alternative: no randomized trial at all. Response to the commentary by Kotz and colleagues.J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Dec;65(12):1253-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.003. Epub 2012 Sep 9. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012. PMID: 22968178 No abstract available.
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