Response to Keriel-Gascou et al. Addressing assumptions on the stepped wedge randomized trial design

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Noreen.mdege@york.ac.uk.
² Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom.

Comment

Noreen D Mdege et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014 Jul.

. 2014 Jul;67(7):833-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.02.014. Epub 2014 Apr 18.

¹ Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Noreen.mdege@york.ac.uk.
² Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom.

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Comment on

Systematic review of stepped wedge cluster randomized trials shows that design is particularly used to evaluate interventions during routine implementation.
Mdege ND, Man MS, Taylor Nee Brown CA, Torgerson DJ. Mdege ND, et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2011 Sep;64(9):936-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.12.003. Epub 2011 Mar 16. J Clin Epidemiol. 2011. PMID: 21411284
A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is preferable for assessing complex health interventions.
Keriel-Gascou M, Buchet-Poyau K, Rabilloud M, Duclos A, Colin C. Keriel-Gascou M, et al. 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.