Cluster randomized trial
Statistical analysis plan for the control of blood pressure and risk attenuation rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (COBRA BPS) trial: a cluster randomized trial for a multicomponent intervention versus usual care in hypertensive patients
... a cluster randomized trial which will enroll 2550 participants aged ≥ 40 years with hypertension from rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri ...a cluster defined by 250 – 300 ...
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Strategies for Improving Vaccine Delivery: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
... METHODS: This single-blinded (to outcomes assessor), cluster-randomized trial was conducted among unaffiliated pediatric practices across the United States from June 2013 to June 2014. Practices ...
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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
... Methods: A cluster randomized trial was done in 22 (11 intervention and 11 control) villages in south-west Ethiopia. The intervention consisted of tailored training of household heads about the ...
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Cluster randomized trial of an active, multifaceted information dissemination intervention based on The WHO Reproductive health library to change obstetric practices: methods and design issues [ISRCTN14055385]
... stratified cluster randomized trial design. Cluster randomized trials provide both practical and methodological advantages for implementation studies especially when the intervention ...
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QUARITE (quality of care, risk management and technology in obstetrics): a cluster randomized trial of a multifaceted intervention to improve emergency obstetric care in Senegal and Mali
... Methods/Design: This is an international, multi-centre, controlled cluster-randomized trial of a complex intervention. The intervention is based on the concept of evidence-based practice and on a ...
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An integrated intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and psychological distress with refugees in low resource settings: study protocol for the Nguvu cluster randomized trial
... evaluate the results and recommend premature termin- ation of the study if there is strong statistical evidence (e.g. symmetrical stopping boundaries at p < 0.001) of intervention effects. In addition, a community ...
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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
... the trial, the RNs follow a 10-day training program in which they are educated on the content and use of the study protocol, the CGA and how to design and apply the individually tailored ...
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Making birthing safe for Pakistan women: a cluster randomized trial
... This trial aims to compare reduction in neonate mortality and utilization of available safe birthing and Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care services among pregnant mothers receiving ‘ structured birth planning ...
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Patients’ experience of communication and handling of symptomatic adverse events in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy
... national, cluster randomized trial, ...were randomized to either electronic PRO (ePRO) of symptomatic toxicities with real-time clinician feedback or usual care for eliciting symptoms using a ...
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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 cluster randomized trial is calculated by adjusting the required number of patients in a corresponding individually ran- domized trial with the degree of variation between the clusters ...
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The effectiveness of an interactive organ donation education intervention for Dutch lower educated students: a cluster randomized controlled trial
... This article adhered to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) 2010 Checklist of infor- mation to include when reporting a cluster randomized trial (see Additional file 1 and Fig. ...
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Defining Risk for Iatrogenic Withdrawal in Critically Ill Children
... clinical trial [U01HL086622 and U01HL086649 (PI: Curley & Wypij); 31-center cluster randomized trial of nurse-led sedation management on clinical outcomes in children requiring mechanical ...
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Effectiveness of Provider and Community Interventions to Improve Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Nigeria: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
... a cluster-randomized trial to compare the effectiveness in the uptake of RDTs and adherence to malaria guidelines of: RDT supply plus i) a provider training intervention (provider arm) and ii) a ...
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The role of modelling in the policy decision making process for cancer screening: example of prostate specific antigen screening
... specific trial design are being ...European Randomized study of Screening for Prostate Cancer, which included quality-of-life estimates, showed that the ratio between benefits and harms is better, and ...
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Ethical issues posed by cluster randomized trials in health research
... NEXUS trial with recent experience by the Michigan Health and Hospital Association Keystone Inten- sive Care Unit study (hereafter, the “ Keystone Study ” ...a cluster randomized trial (it ...
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The Shared Health Appointments and Reciprocal Enhanced Support (SHARES) study: study protocol for a randomized trial
... multisite, cluster randomized trial that is evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of SMAs with and without an additional reciprocal Peer-to-Peer (P2P) support program, when compared to ...
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A Cluster Randomised Trial Introducing Rapid Diagnostic Tests into Registered Drug Shops in Uganda: Impact on Appropriate Treatment of Malaria
... this trial suggests that the successful uptake and adherence to diag- nostic testing can largely be attributed to the fact that mRDTs were highly attractive to both patients and drug shop vendors [31, ...
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A qualitative evaluation of a simplified cardiovascular management program in Tibet, China
... SimCard trial sug- gested a positive attitude of the primary care providers towards CVD management, new comprehensive training and incentive mechanisms for primary care providers, par- ticularly the rural village ...
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Stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial designs: a review of reporting quality and design features
... However, little research has been conducted to deter- mine the reporting quality of SW-CRCTs. The first two systematic reviews assessing SW-CRCTs [32, 33] were performed when few trials had used the design. Thus, they ...
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Improving the outcomes of primary care attenders with common mental disorders in developing countries: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a collaborative stepped care intervention in Goa, India
... It is our objective to study the overall effect of the inter- vention on the treatment and outcome of CMD in pri- mary care. Four primary research questions are being addressed in the trial, relating to clinical ...
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