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. 2012;9(11):e1001346.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001346. Epub 2012 Nov 20.

The Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials

Charles Weijer  1 , Jeremy M Grimshaw, Martin P Eccles, Andrew D McRae, Angela White, Jamie C Brehaut, Monica Taljaard; Ottawa Ethics of Cluster Randomized Trials Consensus Group
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Guideline

The Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials

Charles Weijer et al. PLoS Med. 2012.

Abstract

The Ottawa Ethics of Cluster Trials Consensus Group sets out 15 recommendations for the ethical design and conduct of cluster randomized trials.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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