Use of the stepped wedge design cannot be recommended: A critical appraisal and comparison with the classic cluster randomized controlled trial design

Trial Design ◽

Critical Appraisal ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Stepped Wedge Design ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

The stepped wedge design does not inherently have more power than a cluster randomized controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ◽

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.05.004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 66 (9) ◽

pp. 1059-1060 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Daniel Kotz ◽

Mark Spigt ◽

Ilja C.W. Arts ◽

Rik Crutzen ◽

Wolfgang Viechtbauer

Keyword(s):

Controlled Trial ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Stepped Wedge Design ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Researchers should convince policy makers to perform a classic cluster randomized controlled trial instead of a stepped wedge design when an intervention is rolled out

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ◽

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.016 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 65 (12) ◽

pp. 1255-1256 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Daniel Kotz ◽

Mark Spigt ◽

Ilja C.W. Arts ◽

Rik Crutzen ◽

Wolfgang Viechtbauer

Keyword(s):

Controlled Trial ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Stepped Wedge Design ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Impact of Electronic Versus Paper Vital Sign Observations on Length of Stay in Trauma Patients: Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Medical Informatics ◽

10.2196/10221 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. e10221 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David CW Wong ◽

Julia Knight ◽

Jacqueline Birks ◽

Lionel Tarassenko ◽

Peter J Watkinson

Keyword(s):

Length Of Stay ◽

Vital Sign ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Trauma Patients ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Is supported self-management for depression effective for adults in community-based settings in Vietnam?: a modified stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Mental Health Systems ◽

10.1186/s13033-020-00342-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jill K. Murphy ◽

Hui Xie ◽

Vu Cong Nguyen ◽

Leena W. Chau ◽

Pham Thi Oanh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Controlled Trial ◽

Self Management ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Community Based ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Prevention of low back pain and its consequences among nurses’ aides in elderly care: a stepped-wedge multi-faceted cluster-randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-13-1088 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen ◽

Andreas Holtermann ◽

Ole Steen Mortensen ◽

Karen Søgaard ◽

Marie Birk Jørgensen

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Elderly Care ◽

Low Back ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Impact of Routine Point-of-Care Versus Laboratory Testing for Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV: Results From a Multicountry Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ◽

10.1097/qai.0000000000002383 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 84 (1) ◽

pp. S5-S11

Author(s):

Emma Sacks ◽

Jennifer Cohn ◽

Bernard Ochuka ◽

Haurovi Mafaune ◽

Addmore Chadambuka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Laboratory Testing ◽

Point Of Care ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Early Infant Diagnosis ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Early Infant ◽

Study design of a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a locally tailored approach for preconception care – the APROPOS-II study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-020-8329-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Veronique Y. F. Maas ◽

Maria P. H. Koster ◽

Erwin Ista ◽

Kim L. H. Vanden Auweele ◽

Renate W. A. de Bie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Study Design ◽

Preconception Care ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Tailored Approach ◽

Impact of patient and visitor hand hygiene interventions at a pediatric hospital: A stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2019.09.026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 511-516 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Matthew W.H. Wong ◽

Yan Zhu Xu ◽

Jeffrey Bone ◽

Jocelyn A. Srigley

Keyword(s):

Hand Hygiene ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Pediatric Hospital ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Crowdsourcing to expand HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China: A closed cohort stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

PLoS Medicine ◽

10.1371/journal.pmed.1002645 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. e1002645 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Weiming Tang ◽

Chongyi Wei ◽

Bolin Cao ◽

Dan Wu ◽

Katherine T. Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hiv Testing ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Atmiyata, a community-led intervention to address common mental disorders: Study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Gujarat, India

Trials ◽

10.1186/s13063-020-4133-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kaustubh Joag ◽

Jasmine Kalha ◽

Deepa Pandit ◽

Susmita Chatterjee ◽

Sadhvi Krishnamoorthy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Disorders ◽

Study Protocol ◽

Common Mental Disorders ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Stepped Wedge ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽