[PDF] Top 20 Stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial designs: a review of reporting quality and design features

... the review, we did consider the use of dupli- cate abstract screening and data ...a review but are confident it has not affected the quality of our ... See full document

... (see design paper [11] for the full sample size calculations) ...for stepped wedge ...simple randomized controlled trial, not taking clustering into account, making the study ... See full document

... improved quality of care in the intrapartum period [1, ...High Quality Health Systems in the SDG Era ...improved quality of care in health care settings [9, ...improving quality of care at all ... See full document

... this design were highlighted in a recent systematic review of 46 individual stepped-wedge studies: clusters dropped after randomization or after data collection had started (six stud- ies); ... See full document

... implementation trial, a study of nine general mental health clinics within US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital facilities [6], a mixed re- search/quality improvement project approved by the VA ... See full document

... the design of several SW-CRTs with incom- plete designs; that is, at some steps, and for some clusters, data are not collected or not intended to contribute to the ...incomplete designs involve only ... See full document

... the randomized compari- son made possible by the multicenter stepped wedge cluster randomized trial ...group cluster randomized trial was not feasible ... See full document

... the trial registration information and what is reported in the final SWD trial reports; and 6) to assess the consistency of what is reported in the abstracts and main text of the SWD trial ...the ... See full document

... a stepped wedge design largely coincide with those reported previously: ethical, logis- tical and methodological [5, ...SWT design (Table ...that cluster randomised controlled ... See full document

... from randomized controlled trials; how- ever, the UK Medical Research Council has provided use- ful guidelines for bringing rigor to the conduct of such ...and quality of implementation, clarify ... See full document

... the stepped wedge design methodology, and systematic reviews describing in which fields and for which reasons the stepped wedge design has been ap- ...the stepped ... See full document

... The model for the CSC intervention is based on the stepped-care approach used in the Chilean trial [18] which is ideally suited for treating CMD where a range of severity is likely to be encountered. This ... See full document

... A stepped wedge cluster rando- mised controlled trial (SW-CRCT) was the most realistic approach to evaluate this change on a national level ... See full document

... SW-CRTs are increasingly popular in health-related research [1] in both high- and low-resource settings [5]. Although the same ethical principles apply to the use of these designs in both settings [4], there may ... See full document

... RBWH electricians will install the LED lighting units and installations will proceed in fully operational ward environments, without bed closures or patient reloca- tions. The PI will coordinate installations with ward ... See full document

... biotic review in their policies/guidelines, only 48% con- ducted any compliance monitoring ...studies reporting clinicians ’ reluctance to modify antibiotic prescribing decisions made by others, even when a ... See full document

... Psychosocial distress in cancer patients causes significant financial and emotional costs. It is associated with high utilization of health services, low quality of life and in- creased mortality [1,2]. ... See full document

... average cluster size of at least seven participants was re- quired; more 24-hour intake measurements were con- ducted to account for any incomplete ...each cluster are described within the study flow ... See full document

... Table 3 details the evaluation foci and the three data sources used to investigate these: (1) routine QI programme activity data (records of meeting attendance and use of the web-based resources), (2) data from an exit ... See full document

... Two-thirds (65.2 %) of the women who had home births and were in intervention group used misoprostol. This was encouraging, although it is less than the level of misoprostol use after home births reported in other ... See full document