In 2004, Murray et al. reviewed methodological developments in the design and analysis of
group-randomized trials (GRTs). We have highlighted the developments of the past 13 years …

The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement was developed to
improve the reporting of randomised controlled trials. It was initially published in 1996 and …

Background The stepped wedge (SW) cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) design is
being used with increasing frequency. However, there is limited published research on the …

Background The stepped wedge cluster randomised trial (SW-CRT) is increasingly being
used to evaluate policy or service delivery interventions. However, there is a dearth of trials …

This article introduces the Stata menu-driven program steppedwedge, which calculates
detectable differences and power for stepped-wedge randomized trials. The command …

In a conventional randomized controlled trial (RCT), participants are randomly allocated to
either an intervention or a control/comparison condition. However, for certain types of …

Background Delirium occurs frequently in older hospitalised patients and is associated with
several adverse outcomes. Ignorance among healthcare professionals and a failure to …

Typhoid fever is estimated to cause between 11.9–26.9 million infections globally each year
with 129,000–216,510 deaths. Access to improved water sources have reduced disease …

Background Risk of overdose, suicide, and other adverse outcomes are elevated among
sub-populations prescribed opioid analgesics. To address this, the Veterans Health …

Background There is a need for better implementation of patient‐centred (PC)
communication and shared decision‐making (SDM) in routine cancer care. Objective The …