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Stepped wedge cluster randomised trials: a review of the statistical methodology used and available [PDF]

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2016
Background Previous reviews have focussed on the rationale for employing the stepped wedge design (SWD), the areas of research to which the design has been applied and the general characteristics of the design.
D. Barker, P. McElduff, C. D’Este, M. J. Campbell   +3 more
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The stepped wedge trial design: a systematic review [PDF]

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2006
Background Stepped wedge randomised trial designs involve sequential roll-out of an intervention to participants (individuals or clusters) over a number of time periods.
Lilford Richard J, Brown Celia A
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Method and reporting guideline for stepped-wedge trials

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
Stepped-wedge trial is an emerging cluster randomized controlled trial in the field of service provision and policy evaluation, which is becoming increasingly popular among health care researchers in recent years.
Hua-xin SI, Xiao-xia QIAO, Ya-ru JIN
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An Aboriginal community-led approach to reducing alcohol-related harm: A multiple baseline, stepped wedge evaluation [PDF]

Public Health in Practice
Objectives: Three Aboriginal communities in regional Australia led the development and implementation of a community-based program aimed at: i) reducing alcohol-related criminal incidents; and ii) improving community perceptions of community safety and ...
Mieke Snijder, Annemarie Wagemakers, Bianca Calabria, Bonita Byrne, Jamie O'Neill, Ronald Bamblett, Chiara Stone, Alice Munro, Christopher Oldmeadow, Simon Chiu, Anthony Shakeshaft   +10 more
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Stepped-wedge randomised trial of laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy in adults with chronic constipation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Trials, 2018
Background Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVMR) is an established treatment for external full-thickness rectal prolapse. However, its clinical efficacy in patients with internal prolapse is uncertain due to the lack of high-quality evidence ...
Ugo Grossi, Natasha Stevens, Eleanor McAlees, Jon Lacy-Colson, Steven Brown, Anthony Dixon, Gian Luca Di Tanna, S. Mark Scott, Christine Norton, Nadine Marlin, James Mason, Charles H. Knowles, On behalf of the NIHR CapaCiTY working group   +12 more
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The unrecognized role of fidelity in effectiveness-implementation hybrid trials: simulation study and guidance for implementation researchers

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023
Background Effectiveness-implementation hybrid designs are a relatively new approach to evaluate efficacious interventions in real-world settings while concurrently gathering information on the implementation.
Diana Trutschel, Catherine Blatter, Michael Simon, Daniela Holle, Sven Reuther, Thekla Brunkert   +5 more
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Design, rationale and analysis plan for the Stand Up for Health trial in contact centres: a stepped wedge feasibility study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2020
Background Contact centres are one of the most sedentary workplaces, with employees spending a very high proportion of their working day sitting down.
Richard A. Parker, Jillian Manner, Divya Sivaramakrishnan, Graham Baker, Andrew Stoddart, Scott Lloyd, Ruth Jepson   +6 more
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Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in older ED patients with hip fractures: a study to test the feasibility of a training programme and time needed to complete nerve blocks by ED physicians after training

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia (POCUS-GRA) provides safe, rapid analgesia for older people with hip fractures but is rarely performed in the emergency department (ED).
Debra Eagles, Eddy Lang, Marcel Émond, Alex Kiss, Shelley L McLeod, Jordan Chenkin, Bjug Borgundvaag, Andrew D McRae, Jacques Simon Lee, Tina Bhandari, Robert Simard, Claude Topping, Michael Woo, Jeffrey Perry, Charles Wong, Marco Sivilotti, Joseph Newbigging, Donald Melady, Lan Chernoff   +18 more
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Designing a stepped wedge trial: three main designs, carry-over effects and randomisation approaches. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: There is limited guidance on the design of stepped wedge cluster randomised trials. Current methodological literature focuses mainly on trials with cross-sectional data collection at discrete times, yet many recent stepped wedge trials do not
Baio, Gianluca, Copas, Andrew J, Davey, Calum, Hargreaves, James R, Lewis, James J, Thompson, Jennifer A   +5 more
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Sustainable waiting time reductions after introducing the STAT model for access and triage: 12-month follow up of a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Timely access is a challenge for providers of outpatient and community-based health services, as seen by the often lengthy waiting lists to manage demand.
Katherine E. Harding, David A. Snowdon, Luke Prendergast, Annie K. Lewis, Bridie Kent, Sandy F. Leggat, Nicholas F. Taylor   +6 more
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