Minimum number of clusters and comparison of analysis methods for cross sectional stepped wedge cluster randomised trials with binary outcomes: A simulation study

Trials

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Barker, Daniel ^a   D'Este, Catherine ^a,b   Campbell, Michael J ^c   McElduff, Patrick ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d Health Policy Analysis Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cluster randomised; Cross sectional; Simulation study; Statistical analysis; Stepped wedge

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIENTIST; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; BIOASSAY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIAS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85014910001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-1862-2     Document Type: Article

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