Cluster randomized control trial
Improving evidence-based primary care for chronic kidney disease: study protocol for a cluster randomized control trial for translating evidence into practice (TRANSLATE CKD)
... between control and intervention groups) was ...be randomized using the same ...not randomized per se; they are assigned to treatment conditions along with the medical practices in which they receive ...
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Village doctor-assisted case management of rural patients with schizophrenia: protocol for a cluster randomized control trial
... This randomized controlled study of the role of VDs in managing severely ill mental health patients is the first of its kind in China. We anticipate that VDs living and prac- ticing close to the community, despite ...
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“The role as a champion is to not only monitor but to speak out and to educate”: the contradictory roles of hand hygiene champions
... Despite the success of champions used in specific in- terventions, little is known about whether and how healthcare systems have employed the implementation strategy of clinical champions to promote hand hygiene. As the ...
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Long lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying may not be sufficient to eliminate malaria in a low malaria incidence area: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia
... factorial, cluster-randomized, controlled trial was carried out for 121 weeks from late September 2014 to January ...(or cluster) constituted the unit of randomization and an equal number of ...
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The effect of household heads training about the use of treated bed nets on the burden of malaria and anaemia in under five children: a cluster randomized trial in Ethiopia
... A cluster randomized trial was done in 22 (11 intervention and 11 control) villages in south-west ...and control villages was compared using the complex logistic regression model by ...
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A Cluster Randomised Trial Introducing Rapid Diagnostic Tests into Registered Drug Shops in Uganda: Impact on Appropriate Treatment of Malaria
... A cluster-randomized controlled trial of mRDT use in registered drug shops was conducted to compare the proportion of patients receiving appropriate treatment with ACT under two diag- nostic ...
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A cluster randomized controlled trial of lay health worker support for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in South Africa
... the control arm, a power analysis indicated that six sites per condition (six experimental, six control) with an unadjusted sample size of 564 infants would provide 80% power to detect a significant differ- ...
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Incidence of unanticipated difficult airway using an objective airway score versus a standard clinical airway assessment: the DIFFICAIR trial – trial protocol for a cluster randomized clinical trial
... a control group the preoperative airway assessments of the anaesthesiologists are based solely on a clinical assessment (CA ...a trial branch in which each pa- tient has a preoperative airway assessment and ...
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The Ontario printed educational message (OPEM) trial to narrow the evidence-practice gap with respect to prescribing practices of general and family physicians: a cluster randomized controlled trial, targeting the care of individuals with diabetes and hypertension in Ontario, Canada
... clinical practices of primary care physicians, and on related patient outcomes. Table 1 describes the interven- tion groups for each of the three replicates. In the first rep- licate (ACE inhibitors, hypertension ...
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Effectiveness of a pharmacist driven intervention in COPD (EPIC): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
... per cluster and p is the intraclass ...a cluster size of 20 pharmacies (10 intervention and 10 control) and aim to enroll seven patients per pharmacy, or 140 pa- tients in ...
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Ethical issues posed by cluster randomized trials in health research
... individually randomized trials, the concept of clinical equipoise helpfully frames questions regarding researcher obligations to subjects in the control group and when data monitoring committees ought to ...
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A cluster randomized clinical trial of a stepped care intervention for depression in primary care (STEPCARE) study protocol
... the trial will be in accordance with CONSORT guide- lines for cluster randomized trials [30, ...as randomized without imputation of miss- ing data, and with due emphasis placed on confidence ...
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Infection control interventions in small rural hospitals with limited resources: results of a cluster-randomized feasibility trial
... compliance with HH recommendations has been con- sistently low, typically below 50% [13]. Recently pub- lished guidelines have reemphasized the importance of HH and have promoted the use of alcohol-based hand rub for ...
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Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Approach to Rehabilitation (CARe) methodology: design of a cluster randomized controlled trial
... few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been conducted to research the strengths model [38, 42], and most of these studies had methodological limitations such as small sample sizes and inadequate ...
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Bracelet and self directed observational therapy for control of tuberculosis: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
... Methods and design: This study will have three phases: development of a bracelet capable of storing pills and recording adherence to medication regimens; creation of a BSDOT smartphone application capable of supporting ...
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment, multifactorial interventions and nurse led care coordination to prevent functional decline in community dwelling older persons: protocol of a cluster randomized trial
... a cluster randomized controlled trial, with the general practice as the unit of randomization, 1281 participants from 25 general practices will be enrolled in each condition to compare the ...
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Strategies for Improving Vaccine Delivery: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
... suggesting that our sample reflects conditions nationwide. Finally, we were able to collect postintervention data from all practices that began the intervention (ie, no loss to follow-up). Our primary limitation was that ...
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The effectiveness of an interactive organ donation education intervention for Dutch lower educated students: a cluster randomized controlled trial
... either distribute the questionnaires prior to delivering the intervention (control groups) or the other way around (ex- perimental groups). The control classes completed the questionnaires before the first ...
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Effectiveness of Provider and Community Interventions to Improve Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Nigeria: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
... School-based community intervention. Communities randomised to the provider- school arm received the provider intervention and a school-based intervention which initially involved training two teachers per school on peer ...
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A cluster-randomized trial of task shifting and blood pressure control in Ghana: study protocol
... which includes clinical decision support for management of CVD via easy-to-follow algorithms; lifestyle counsel- ling; and drug treatment protocols delivered by trained community health nurses as part of the widespread ...
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