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Efficacy of a spatial repellent for control of Aedes-borne virus transmission: A cluster-randomized trial in Iquitos, Peru

medRxiv, 2021
Background: Over half the world's population is at risk for viruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, such as, dengue and Zika. The primary vector, Aedes aegypti, thrives in urban environments.
A. Morrison, R. C. Reiner, William H. Elson, H. Astete, C. Guevara, C. Del Aguila, Isabel Bazán, C. Siles, Patricia Barrera, Anna B. Kawiecki, C. Barker, G. Vásquez, Karín S. Escobedo-Vargas, C. Flores-Mendoza, Alfredo Huaman, Mariana Leguía, Maria E. Silva, S. Jenkins, Wesley R. Campbell, Eugenio J. Abente, R. Hontz, V. Paz-Soldán, J. Grieco, N. Lobo, T. Scott, N. Achee   +25 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis and reporting of stratified cluster randomized trials—a systematic survey

Trials, 2020
Background In order to correctly assess the effect of intervention from stratified cluster randomized trials (CRTs), it is necessary to adjust for both clustering and stratification, as failure to do so leads to misleading conclusions about the ...
Sayem Borhan, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jinhui Ma, Jonathan Adachi, Lehana Thabane   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A multidomain intervention against cognitive decline in an at‐risk‐population in Germany: Results from the cluster‐randomized AgeWell.de trial

Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023
We investigated the effectiveness of a multidomain intervention to preserve cognitive function in older adults at risk for dementia in Germany in a cluster‐randomized trial.
A. Zülke, A. Pabst, M. Luppa, S. Roehr, H. Seidling, A. Oey, M. I. Cardona, I. Blotenberg, Alexander Bauer, S. Weise, I. Zöllinger, L. Sanftenberg, C. Brettschneider, J. Döhring, L. Lunden, D. Czock, Walter-Emil Haefeli, B. Wiese, W. Hoffmann, T. Frese, J. Gensichen, H. König, H. Kaduszkiewicz, Jochen René Thyrian, S. Riedel-Heller   +24 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Randomized controlled trials in de-implementation research: a systematic scoping review

Implementation Science, 2022
Background Healthcare costs are rising, and a substantial proportion of medical care is of little value. De-implementation of low-value practices is important for improving overall health outcomes and reducing costs.
Aleksi J. Raudasoja, Petra Falkenbach, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Jussi M. J. Mustonen, Arnav Agarwal, Yoshitaka Aoki, Marco H. Blanker, Rufus Cartwright, Herney A. Garcia-Perdomo, Tuomas P. Kilpeläinen, Olli Lainiala, Tiina Lamberg, Olli P. O. Nevalainen, Eero Raittio, Patrick O. Richard, Philippe D. Violette, Jorma Komulainen, Raija Sipilä, Kari A. O. Tikkinen   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of Conditional Power for Cluster-Randomized Trials with Interval-Censored Endpoints [PDF]

, 2020
Cluster-randomized trials (CRTs) of infectious disease preventions often yield correlated, interval-censored data: dependencies may exist between observations from the same cluster, and event occurrence may be assessed only at intermittent clinic visits.
Hayes R.J., Komárek A., Lan K.K.G., Proschan M.A., Turnbull B.W.   +4 more
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Normalizing Community Mask-Wearing: A Cluster Randomized Trial in Bangladesh

, 2021
A randomized-trial of community-level mask promotion in rural Bangladesh during COVID-19 shows that the intervention tripled mask usage and is a cost-effective means of promoting public health.
Jason Abaluck, L. Kwong, A. Styczynski, A. Haque, Md. Alamgir Kabir, Ellen Bates-Jefferys, Emily Crawford, J. Benjamin-Chung, Salim Benhachmi, Shabib Raihan, S. Rahman, Neeti Zaman, P. Winch, Md. Maqsud Hossain, Hasanpour Reza, S. Luby, A. M. Mobarak   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Age-based targeting of biannual azithromycin distribution for child survival in Niger: an adaptive cluster-randomized trial protocol (AVENIR)

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Biannual distribution of azithromycin to children 1–59 months old reduced mortality by 14% in a cluster-randomized trial. The World Health Organization has proposed targeting this intervention to the subgroup of children 1–11 months old to ...
Kieran S. O’Brien, Ahmed M. Arzika, Abdou Amza, Ramatou Maliki, Sani Ousmane, Boubacar Kadri, Beido Nassirou, Alio Karamba Mankara, Abdoul Naser Harouna, Emily Colby, Elodie Lebas, Zijun Liu, Victoria Le, William Nguyen, Jeremy D. Keenan, Catherine E. Oldenburg, Travis C. Porco, Thuy Doan, Benjamin F. Arnold, Thomas M. Lietman, the AVENIR Study Group   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gambling among employees in Swedish workplaces: A cross-sectional study

Environmental and Occupational Health Practice, 2023
Objectives: Responsible workplaces strive to minimize the harmful effects of alcohol and drug abuse. However, gambling is still a neglected area in workplace research.
Jonas Rafi, Petra Lindfors, Per Carlbring   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of the usage of flow diagram in cluster randomized trials [PDF]

Praxis Medica, 2014
Flow diagram represent an integral part of consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT). Its use in reporting cluster randomization trials is highly recommended.
Kostić M., Ilić A., Bukumirić Z., Jovanović J., Trajković G.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving end-of-life care in acute geriatric hospital wards using the Care Programme for the Last Days of Life : study protocol for a phase 3 cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The Care Programme for the Last Days of Life has been developed to improve the quality of end-of-life care in acute geriatric hospital wards.
Cohen, Joachim, Costantini, Massimo, Deliens, Luc, Smets, Tinne, Van Den Noortgate, Nele, Verhofstede, Rebecca   +5 more
core   +2 more sources