Planning a cluster randomized trial with unequal cluster sizes: practical issues involving continuous outcomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cluster randomization design is increasingly used for the evaluation of health-care, screeening or educational interventions. At the planning stage, sample size calculations usually consider an average cluster size without taking int...

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Main Authors: Ravaud Philippe, Guittet Lydia, Giraudeau Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/6/17