The study was a prospective, cluster-randomized controlled clinical trial that enrolled 179 patients with uncontrolled primary hypertension aged 21−85 years (mean 61 years). At 9 months, the mean adjusted difference in SBP was 8.7 (95% CI: 4.4, 12.9) mm Hg, while the difference in DBP ...
application of information technology Ⅲ mcmaster plus: a cluster randomized clinical trial of an intervention to accelerate clinical use of evidence-based... (2014). Effectiveness of an intervention designed to optimize statins use: A primary prevention randomized clinical trial. BMC Family Practice, ...
A cluster randomized clinical trial was used to prevent contamination. Randomly assigning women within the nurse home visitation program sites to receive the augmented IPV intervention would have put nurses who had received the study-specific IPV training in a compromised position, to apply their new...
This cluster randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of a coordinated, multifaceted intervention of assessment, education, and feedback vs usual
What is a cluster randomized design? A cluster randomised trial (CRT) isa randomised controlled trial in which pre-existing groups, called clusters, of individuals are randomly allocated to treatment arms. For example, clusters may be clinical practices or schools where the individuals are patients ...
The Assisted Partner Services (APS) a cluster randomized clinical trial (cRCT) based in HIV Testing and Counselling Services (HTS) centres investigated the reliability, accuracy and feasibility of using Open Data Kit (ODK) to collect participant data. Study outcomes showed that interviewers quickly...
BMC Infectious Diseases (2016) 16:243 DOI 10.1186/s12879-016-1494-2 STUDY PROTOCOL Open Access The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT): a cluster- randomized comparison of respirator and medical mask effectiveness against respiratory infections in healthcare personnel Lewis J. ...
This cluster randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of a school-based vision program on academic achievement among students in grades 3 to 7.
Clinical pathways (CPs) are used to improve the outcomes of acute stroke, but their use in stroke care is questionable, because the evidence on their effectiveness is still inconclusive. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether CPs improve the
Therefore, the RECODE trial assesses the long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of IDM in primary care. Methods/design RECODE is a cluster randomized trial with two years of follow-up, during which 40 clusters of primary care teams (including 1086 COPD patients) are randomized to IDM or ...