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
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.003
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
Comment in
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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;65(12):1255-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.016. Epub 2012 Sep 8. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012. PMID: 22964069 No abstract available.
Comment on
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Use of the stepped wedge design cannot be recommended: a critical appraisal and comparison with the classic cluster randomized controlled trial design.J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Dec;65(12):1249-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.004. Epub 2012 Sep 8. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012. PMID: 22964070 No abstract available.
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