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Update to: Assessing the efficacy of male Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments to reduce dengue incidence in Singapore

Trials
Background This trial is a parallel, two-arm, non-blinded cluster randomised controlled trial that is under way in Singapore, with the aim of measuring the efficacy of male Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti deployments in reducing dengue incidence in an ...
Jue Tao Lim, Diyar Mailepessov, Chee-Seng Chong, Chia-Chen Chang, Borame Dickens, Yee Ling Lai, Lu Deng, Caleb Lee, Li Yun Tan, Grace Chain, Soon Hoe Ho, Muhammad Faizal Zulkifli, Jonathan Liew, Kathryn Vasquez, Vernon Lee, Judith Chui Ching Wong, Shuzhen Sim, Cheong Huat Tan, Lee Ching Ng   +18 more
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Cascade diagrams for depicting complex interventions in randomised trials [PDF]

, 2013
Many medical interventions—particularly non-pharmacological ones—are complex, consisting of multiple interacting components targeted at different organisational levels.1 2 Published descriptions of complex interventions often do not contain enough ...
Bremner, Stephen A., Eldridge, Sandra, Froud, Robert J., Hooper, R., Perera, R.   +4 more
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A simple and effective method for simulating nested exchangeable correlated binary data for longitudinal cluster randomised trials

BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background Simulation is an important tool for assessing the performance of statistical methods for the analysis of data and for the planning of studies.
Rhys A. Bowden, Jessica Kasza, Andrew B. Forbes   +2 more
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A scoping review of the problems and solutions associated with contamination in trials of complex interventions in mental health

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
Background In a randomised controlled trial, contamination is defined as the receipt of active intervention amongst participants in the control arm.
Nicholas Magill, Ruth Knight, Paul McCrone, Khalida Ismail, Sabine Landau   +4 more
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Evaluation of the impact of a school gardening intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Current academic literature suggests that school gardening programmes can provide an interactive environment with the potential to change children’s fruit and vegetable intake.
A Hackett, A Harding, A Magarey, A Timperio, AJ Vickers, AM Craigie, AR Ness, C Devine, C Knai, Camilla Nykjaer, CE Evans, CE Evans, Charlotte EL Evans, E Van Cauwenberghe, EJ Ozer, J Connolly, J Morris, J Rasbash, JA O’Dea, Janet E Cade, JD McAleese, JE Cade, JN Davis, K Block, L Lautenschlager, L Lautenschlager, LA Bazzano, M Christian, M Maynard, M Nelson, MC Wang, Meaghan S Christian, MM Ratcliffe, MS Christian, MS Kitchen, MSEC Christian, Neil Hancock, P Boffetta, PJ Morgan, R Passy, R Robinson-O’Brien, S Koch, S Lineberger, S O’Brien, S Poston, S Somerset, S Somerset, SM Parmer, T Baranowski   +48 more
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The reimagination of school-based physical activity research in the COVID-19 era.

PLoS Medicine, 2020
Deirdre Harrington and Michelle O'Reilly discuss the article "Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the GoActive intervention to increase physical activity among UK adolescents: A cluster randomised controlled trial" by Kirsten Corder and colleagues.
Deirdre M Harrington, Michelle O'Reilly
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A cluster randomised control trial of a multi-component weight management programme for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity [PDF]

, 2017
There have been few published controlled studies of multi-component weight management programmes that include an energy deficit diet (EDD), for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity.
Boyle, Susan, Hankey, Catherine, Harris, Leanne, Jones, Nathalie, Melville, Craig, Murray, Heather, Pert, Carol, Tobin, Janet   +7 more
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Demystifying estimands in cluster-randomised trials

Statistical Methods in Medical Research
Estimands can help clarify the interpretation of treatment effects and ensure that estimators are aligned with the study's objectives. Cluster-randomised trials require additional attributes to be defined within the estimand compared to individually randomised trials, including whether treatment effects are marginal or cluster-specific, and whether ...
Brennan C Kahan, Bryan S Blette, Michael O Harhay, Scott D Halpern, Vipul Jairath, Andrew Copas, Fan Li   +6 more
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[The CONSORT statement for cluster randomised trials].

Medicina clinica, 2011
With the publication of the CONSORT statement there is now increased awareness of the need to adequately report the findings of randomised controlled trials. The CONSORT statement includes a checklist of items that should be addressed in the trial report. The original CONSORT statement was developed to ensure the appropriate reporting of parallel group
Campbell, M, Elbourne, DR, Altman, D
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School-based group interpersonal therapy for adolescents with depression in Nepal: protocol for a phase III realist cluster-randomised controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry
Background Depression is a leading cause of disability among adolescents, with the burden disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where access to mental health care is limited.
Kelly Rose-Clarke, Cemile Ceren Sonmez, Sujan Shrestha, Bishnu Lamichhane, Indira Pradhan, Parbati Pandey, Pratima Kandel, John Hodsoll, Lauren Yan, Bryan Patenaude, Helen Verdeli, Kamal Gautam, Mark Jordans, Chris Bonell, Nagendra P. Luitel   +14 more
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