A website for cluster randomised trials including stepped wedge: facilitating quality trials and methodological research.

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL

Trials Pub Date : 2024-11-06 DOI:10.1186/s13063-024-08597-6

Claire L Chan, Clémence Leyrat, James Martin, Jennifer Thompson, Elizabeth L Turner, Sandra M Eldridge

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Abstract

Background: A cluster randomised trial is a randomised controlled trial in which groups of individuals (clusters) are randomised to treatment arms. Stepped wedge cluster randomised trials are a type of cluster randomised trial where clusters are randomised to sequences. These trial designs are important for impacting decision-making, and it is therefore important that they be well-conducted and reported.

Main body: In November 2018, we created a new website dedicated to cluster randomised trials, including stepped wedge designs: https://clusterrandomisedtrials.qmul.ac.uk/ . The idea for the website emerged from the conference on Current Developments in Cluster Randomised Trials and Stepped Wedge Designs held in November 2016 at Queen Mary University of London, with the aim to provide an online resource to facilitate quality trials and methodological research on these types of trial. The website is divided into sections covering Design, Analysis and Reporting for traditional (i.e. parallel two-arm) cluster randomised trials and stepped wedge designs and contains resources in the form of hyperlinks to relevant papers along with brief explanations. A noticeboard page provides details on announcements, events, and past events.

Conclusion: We aim to keep the site updated with the latest publications and events related to cluster randomised trials, and welcome suggestions from the research community on further resources or events to add. We hope that the site will facilitate high-quality traditional and stepped wedge cluster randomised trials.

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包括阶梯楔形在内的分组随机试验网站：促进高质量试验和方法研究。

背景：聚类随机试验是一种随机对照试验，在这种试验中，一组个体（聚类）被随机分配到不同的治疗组。阶梯楔形群组随机试验是群组随机试验的一种，在这种试验中，群组被随机分配到序列中。这些试验设计对影响决策非常重要，因此必须进行良好的试验和报告：2018 年 11 月，我们创建了一个专门介绍分组随机试验（包括阶梯楔形设计）的新网站：https://clusterrandomisedtrials.qmul.ac.uk/ 。该网站的想法源于2016年11月在伦敦玛丽女王大学举行的 "分组随机试验和阶梯楔形设计的当前发展 "会议，旨在提供一个在线资源，以促进有关这些类型试验的高质量试验和方法学研究。该网站分为多个部分，涵盖传统（即平行双臂）分组随机试验和阶梯楔形设计的设计、分析和报告，并包含相关论文的超链接形式的资源以及简要说明。公告栏页面提供有关公告、活动和以往活动的详细信息：我们的目标是不断更新网站上与分组随机试验相关的最新出版物和活动，并欢迎研究界就进一步添加资源或活动提出建议。我们希望该网站能为高质量的传统和阶梯楔形分组随机试验提供便利。

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Trials 医学-医学：研究与实验

CiteScore

3.80

自引率

4.00%

发文量

966

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Trials is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that will encompass all aspects of the performance and findings of randomized controlled trials. Trials will experiment with, and then refine, innovative approaches to improving communication about trials. We are keen to move beyond publishing traditional trial results articles (although these will be included). We believe this represents an exciting opportunity to advance the science and reporting of trials. Prior to 2006, Trials was published as Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine (CCTCVM). All published CCTCVM articles are available via the Trials website and citations to CCTCVM article URLs will continue to be supported.