Cluster randomised trials / Richard J. Hayes, Lawrence H. Moulton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Richard J., 1953-

Contributor:

Moulton, Lawrence H.

CRC Press.

Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

Series:

Interdisciplinary statistics

Interdisciplinary statistics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical trials.

Cluster analysis.

Cluster Analysis.

Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic--methods.

Data Interpretation, Statistical.

Medical Subjects:

Cluster Analysis.

Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic--methods.

Data Interpretation, Statistical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 315 pages) : illustrations.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2009]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

There is an increasing need for new health interventions to be rigorously evaluated through randomized controlled trials, which have become the gold standard for intervention studies. In addition, there is increasing acceptance of cluster randomized trials (CRTs) as the most appropriate choice of study design. Cluster Randomized Trials covers the design, analysis, and conduct of health intervention trails in which groups or clusters of individuals are randomized to different conditions. With an emphasis on understanding key concepts rather than mathematical details, the book uses case studies to illustrate methods and Stata code based on real-world datasets to demonstrate analytical methods.

Contents:

Variability between clusters

Choosing whether to randomise by cluster

Choice of clusters

Matching and stratification

Randomisation procedures

Sample size

Alternative study designs

Basic principles of analysis

Analysis based on cluster-level summaries

Regression analysis based on individual level data

Analysis of trials with more complex designs

Ethnical considerations

Data monitoring

Reporting and interpretation.

Notes:

"A Chapman & Hall book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, FL Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Hayes, Richard J., DSc. Cluster randomised trials.

ISBN:

9781584888161

1584888164

Publisher Number:

99970351070

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.