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Sample size calculation for a stepped wedge trial. [PDF]

Trials, 2015
BACKGROUND: Stepped wedge trials (SWTs) can be considered as a variant of a clustered randomised trial, although in many ways they embed additional complications from the point of view of statistical design and analysis.
Ambler, Gareth, Baio, Gianluca, Beard, Emma, Copas, Andrew, Hargreaves, James, Omar, Rumana Z   +5 more
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Micromachine Wedge Stepping Motor [PDF]

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 1998
Abstract A wedge stepping motor, which will index a mechanism, has been designed and fabricated in the surface micromachine SUMMiT (Sandia Ultra-planar Multi-level MEMS Technology) [1] process. This device has demonstrated the ability to index one gear tooth at a time with speeds up to 205 teeth/sec.
Allen, James J., Schriner, Heather K.
openaire   +1 more source

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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Implementation of a batched stepped wedge trial evaluating a quality improvement intervention for surgical teams to reduce anastomotic leak after right colectomy

Trials, 2023
Background Large-scale quality improvement interventions demand robust trial designs with flexibility for delivery in different contexts, particularly during a pandemic.
Mary L. Venn, Charles H. Knowles, Elizabeth Li, James Glasbey, Dion G. Morton, Richard Hooper, ESCP EAGLE Safe Anastomosis Collaborative   +6 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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Increasing smear positive tuberculosis detection using a clinical score – A stepped wedge multicenter trial from Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: The Bandim TBscore is a clinical score that predicts treatment outcome in Tuberculosis (TB) patients and proved useful as an indicator of which healthcare-seeking adults to refer for sputum smear microcopy.
Frauke Rudolf, Ebba Abate, Binyam Moges, Antonio Mateus Mendes, Mezgebu Yitayal Mengistu, Armando Sifna, Hikma Fekadu, Segenet Bizuneh, Thomas Schön, Christian Wejse   +9 more
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Stepped wedge randomised controlled trials: systematic review of studies published between 2010 and 2014. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: In a stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial, clusters receive the intervention at different time points, and the order in which they received it is randomised. Previous systematic reviews of stepped wedge trials have documented a steady rise
Baio, Gianluca, Beard, Emma, Copas, Andrew, Davey, Calum, Fielding, Katherine L, Hargreaves, James, Lewis, James J, Omar, Rumana Z, Ononge, Sam, Osrin, David, Prost, Audrey, Thompson, Jennifer A   +11 more
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Optimal Design and Analysis of the Cooled Turbine Blade in Gas Turbines with CFD [PDF]

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
In this study, the effects of the structural geometries of the channels used for cooling blades in the heated regions of the gas turbine exposed to high temperature were investigated.
E. Yildiz, F. Koca, I. Can
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Implementation of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate a hospital mobility program

Trials, 2020
Background Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRT) are increasingly used to evaluate new clinical programs, yet there is limited guidance on practical aspects of applying this design.
Susan N. Hastings, Karen M. Stechuchak, Ashley Choate, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Courtney Van Houtven, Kelli D. Allen, Virginia Wang, Nina Sperber, Leah Zullig, Hayden B. Bosworth, Cynthia J. Coffman   +10 more
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A pragmatic, multi-centered, stepped wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial pilot of the clinical and cost effectiveness of a complex Stroke Oral healthCare intervention pLan Evaluation II (SOCLE II) compared with usual oral healthcare in stroke wards [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Patients with stroke-associated pneumonia experience poorer outcomes (increased hospital stays, costs, discharge dependency, and risk of death).
Bain, Brenda Jean, Barr, John, Bowers, Naomi, Brady, Marian C., Chalmers, Campbell, Colins, Marissa, Gray, Heather, Keerie, Catriona, Langhorne, Peter, Pollock, Alex, Stott, David J., Sweeney, Petrina, Weir, Christopher J.   +12 more
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