Journal article
Logistic, ethical, and political dimensions of stepped wedge trials: critical review and case studies
Abstract
BackgroundThree arguments are usually invoked in favour of stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trials: the logistic convenience of implementing an intervention in phases, the ethical benefit of providing the intervention to all clusters, and the potential to enhance the social acceptability of cluster randomised controlled trials. Are these alleged benefits real? We explored the logistic, ethical, and political dimensions of stepped …
Authors
Prost A; Binik A; Abubakar I; Roy A; De Allegri M; Mouchoux C; Dreischulte T; Ayles H; Lewis JJ; Osrin D
Journal
Trials, Vol. 16, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1186/s13063-015-0837-4
ISSN
1468-6708