Effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in children under 10 years of age in Senegal: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial [PDF]
, 2016 This study was done to determine the effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Senegalese children up to 10 years of age using a stepped-wedge design.
Milligan, Paul
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The impact of varying cluster size in cross-sectional stepped-wedge cluster randomised trials
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019 Background Cluster randomised trials with unequal sized clusters often have lower precision than with clusters of equal size. To allow for this, sample sizes are inflated by a modified version of the design effect for clustering.
James Thomas Martin +2 more
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022 Background Stepped wedge trials are an appealing and potentially powerful cluster randomized trial design. However, they are frequently implemented with a small number of clusters.
Kelsey L. Grantham +4 more
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Impact of early initiation versus national standard of care of antiretroviral therapy in Swaziland's public sector health system : study protocol for a stepped-wedge randomized trial [PDF]
, 2017 Background: There is robust clinical evidence to support offering early access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) to all HIV-positive individuals, irrespective of disease stage, to both improve patient health outcomes and reduce HIV incidence. However, as
Barnighausen, Till +11 more
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Applying thematic synthesis to interpretation and commentary in epidemiological studies: identifying what contributes to successful interventions to promote hand hygiene in patient care [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives: Hand hygiene is considered the most important preventive measure for healthcare associated infections, but adherence is suboptimal. We previously undertook a Cochrane Review which demonstrated that interventions to improve adherence are ...
Birgand +9 more
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Trials, 2017 Background A pragmatic, stepped wedge trial design can be an appealing design to evaluate complex interventions in real-life settings. However, there are certain pitfalls that need to be considered.
Noor Heim +5 more
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Design of trials for interrupting the transmission of endemic pathogens [PDF]
, 2016 Many interventions against infectious diseases have geographically diffuse effects. This leads to contamination between arms in cluster-randomized trials (CRTs).
Hiscox, Alexandra +6 more
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Field efficacy evaluation and post-treatment contamination risk assessment of an ultraviolet disinfection and safe storage system. [PDF]
, 2015 Inconsistent use of household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) systems reduces their potential health benefits. Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is more convenient than some existing HWTS systems, but it does not provide post-treatment residual ...
Gruber, Joshua S +3 more
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The effect of a postpartum IUD intervention on counseling and choice: Evidence from a cluster-randomized stepped-wedge trial in Sri Lanka [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), in collaboration with the Sri Lankan College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (SLCOG), launched an initiative in 2014 to institutionalize immediate postpartum IUD (PPIUD ...
Canning, David +8 more
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Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 2015 This paper presents results of numerical calculations for the rolling process by means of three tools of stepped shafts from aluminum alloy 7075. Forming with the usage of tools with three different wedge spreading angles underwent analysis. In the paper,
Bartnicki J., Tomczak J., Pater Z.
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