Analysis and reporting of stepped wedge randomised controlled trials: Synthesis and critical appraisal of published studies, 2010 to 2014

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Davey, Calum ^a   Hargreaves, James ^a   Thompson, Jennifer A ^a,b   Copas, Andrew J ^b   Beard, Emma ^b   Lewis, James J ^a   Fielding, Katherine L ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Methodology; Public health; Stepped wedge trials

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEPPED WEDGE; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDITY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84939295594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0838-3     Document Type: Article

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