Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomization Trials in Health Research 1st Edition

Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomization Trials in Health Research 1st Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Allan Donner Page ID: 0470711000

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“The authors of this book cover an important area of statistical application infrequently discussed in biostatistics texts, namely methods appropriate to situations where the experimental units are groups of people instead of individuals. The stated purpose is to bring to the biostatistical community an understanding of cluster randomization methods. … The authors have done a very good job of explaining why traditional methods are inappropriate and they provide discussion of several alternative analyses that can be used to generate more appropriate results at both the cluster and individual levels. … [T]he coverage is understandable to those without a great deal of rigorous background in statistics and so it is fair to say that the book is not written for experts. … This particular book fills an important void in the biostatistics area specifically because it is written in way that is understandable to a group of people who need to learn about the issues discussed.”–Doody’s

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A cluster randomization trial is one in which intact social units, or clusters of individuals, are randomized to different intervention groups. Trials randomizing clusters have become particularly widespread in the evaluation of non-therapeutic interventions, including lifestyle modification, educational programmes and innovations in the provision of health care. The increIDg popularity of this design among health researchers over the past two decades has led to an extensive body of methodology on the subject. This is the first book to present a systematic and united treatment of this topic; it contains distinctive chapters on the history of cluster randomized trials, ethical issues and reporting guidelines.
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Hardcover: 194 pagesPublisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 17, 2010)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0470711000ISBN-13: 978-0470711002 Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.7 x 9.6 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #1,250,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #926 in Books > Medical Books > Research #1093 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Pathology > Clinical Chemistry #1191 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Research
I am an epidemiologist responsible for designing and overseeing implementation, analysis and reporting of a number of cluster randomized health intervention trials in developing countries. I found this book absolutely terrific for several reasons. First, the scope of the book is broad. This is not just a compilation of statistical methods. The authors discuss the rationale for cluster randomization, its historic development, specific issues that arise in planning the studies, securing informed consent and other ethical issues affected by cluster design. The final chapter reviews the central themes of the book in discussing how to fully report a cluster randomized trial. Throughout these chapters the authors describe both the theoretical issues raised, as well as practical solutions. Second, the book represents a succinct and collected discussion of the relevant issues. As a non-statistician, I don’t read the primary statistical literature. I do read health intervention studies that employ a cluster randomized method. I may attend an occasional short seminar on cluster design, or discuss particular issues with collaborating statisticians, but until I read this book, I felt I was freelancing each design and analysis issue. After reading the book I have exposure to the whole paradigm. I can understand the design and analysis choices, make better decisions, and make consultations with my collaborating statisticians more focused and productive. Third, options for analysis, including their assumptions, advantages and disadvantages, as well as methods for calculating sample size are systematically presented. This directly empowers the reader to make balanced and sound decisions about appropriate study size and analytic approach. Fourth, the book is readable.

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