AbstractBackground. The stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial (SW-CRT) is a pragmatic complex design that can be difficult to implement. We aimed to summa

Objectives Increased popularity of stepped-wedge cluster randomised trials (SW-CRT) highlights the importance of understanding and appropriate mitigation of sources of bias within this trial design. W...

An estimand is a clear description of the treatment effect a study aims to quantify. The ICH E9(R1) addendum lists five attributes that should be described when defining an estimand. However, the adde...

The 11th annual meeting on Current Developments in Cluster Randomised Trials & Stepped Wedge Designs

Mediation analysis has been studied for independent data, but relatively little work has been done for correlated data observed under stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs). Motivated by t...

Clinical trials are essential for advancing medical knowledge and improving health care, with Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) considered the gold standard for minimizing bias and generating reliable...

The stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial is a popular design in implementation and health services research. All clusters, such as clinics or hospitals, start in the control state, and gradually swi...

ABSTRACT. Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs) are a form of randomized trial whereby clusters are progressively transitioned from control to

Stepped wedge trials can be costly and burdensome. Recent work has investigated the iterative removal of cluster-period cells from stepped wedge designs, producing a series of candidate incomplete de...

The parallel cluster randomized trial with baseline (PB-CRT) is a common variant of the standard parallel cluster randomized trial (P-CRT). We define two natural estimands in the context of PB-CRTs w....

This Guide to Statistics and Methods describes design, interpretation, and examples of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial.

Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SWCRTs) often face challenges related to potential confounding by time. Traditional frequentist methods may not provide adequate coverage of an intervention's ...

Stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial (CRTs) designs randomize clusters of individuals to intervention sequences, ensuring that every cluster eventually transitions from a control period to receive t...

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Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs) are an appealing study design because they enable sequential roll out of an intervention across clusters, bringing logistical advantages. This review ...

How nurse researchers can use stepped-wedge design and analysis

Multilevel interventions (MLIs) hold promise for reducing health inequities by intervening at multiple types of social determinants of health consistent with the socioecological model of health. In sp...

This article presents the CONSORT (consolidated standards of reporting trials) extension for cluster randomised crossover trials. A cluster randomised crossover trial involves randomisation of groups ...

Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs) are an appealing study design because they enable sequential roll out of an intervention across clusters, bringing logistical advantages. This review ...

Stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trials (SW-CRTs) offer advantages for implementation research in healthcare and have been increasingly utilised in th…