Considerations Before Selecting a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial Design for a Practice Improvement Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite the growing popularity of stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs) for practice-based research, the design's advantages and challenges are not well documented. The objective of this study was to identify the advantages and challenges of the SW-CRT design for large-scale intervention implementations in primary care settings.

Methods

The EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health initiative, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, included a large collection of SW-CRTs. We conducted qualitative interviews with 17 key informants from EvidenceNOW grantees to identify the advantages and challenges of using SW-CRT design.

Results

All interviewees reported that SW-CRT can be an effective study design for large-scale intervention implementa

SUBMITTER: Nguyen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9199039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature