Educational platform trials simulator (EPTS): Software for planning and simulating cluster-randomised, multisite and simple randomised platform trials

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SoftwareX Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2025.102214

Mohammad Sayari , Akansha Singh , Germaine Uwimpuhwe , Nasima Akhter , Tahani Coolen-Maturi , Rashmika Gupta , Jochen Einbeck

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Abstract

Platform trials offer a robust framework for evaluating multiple interventions simultaneously against a common control group within a single master protocol. Acknowledging their increased importance in the medical and social sciences, including education, a specialised software ‘Educational Platform Trials Simulator (EPTS) is designed. The software's user-friendly interface allows users to plan and execute simulations for randomised controlled trial designs, analyse data (Bayesian/ Frequentist methods, multilevel models, futility and superiority analyses), and visualise results without requiring extensive programming expertise. This practical, economical and academic tool facilitates efficient and effective research involving planning and simulating platform trials in education and other disciplines.

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教育平台试验模拟器（EPTS）：用于规划和模拟集群随机、多地点和简单随机平台试验的软件

平台试验提供了一个强大的框架，可以在单一主协议中同时评估针对共同对照组的多种干预措施。认识到它们在医学和社会科学，包括教育中日益重要，设计了一个专门的软件“教育平台试验模拟器”（EPTS）。该软件的用户友好界面允许用户计划和执行随机对照试验设计的模拟，分析数据（贝叶斯/频率方法，多层次模型，无效和优势分析），并可视化结果，而不需要广泛的编程专业知识。这个实用、经济和学术的工具促进了教育和其他学科中涉及规划和模拟平台试验的高效和有效的研究。

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来源期刊

SoftwareX COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

184

审稿时长

9 weeks

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