There are some circumstances where the stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial is preferable to the alternative: no randomized trial at all. Response to the commentary by Kotz and colleagues

J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Dec;65(12):1253-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.003. Epub 2012 Sep 9.

Authors

Noreen D Mdege¹, Mei-See Man, Celia A Taylor nee Brown, David J Torgerson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Sciences, York Trials Unit, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK. noreen.mdege@york.ac.uk

PMID: 22968178
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.003

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MeSH terms

Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods*
Research Design*