Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (CRCTs) in Evidence-Based Dentistry

A cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) is a type of randomized controlled trial in which groups of subjects (as opposed to individual subjects) are randomized. In this paper, we discuss the fundamentals of CRCT, its statistical power, and the implications of this design in context of comparati...

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Main Author:	Francesco Chiappelli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:	Dental Hypotheses
Subjects:	Randomized controlled trials Cluster randomized controlled trials Effectiveness Efficacy Patient-centered research outcomes Evidence-based dentistry.
Online Access:	http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/index.php/dhj/article/view/93

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spelling	doaj-559b7fdcfe1f43129e5015a7de9dbfc32020-11-25T00:02:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDental Hypotheses2155-82132155-82132012-01-013114Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (CRCTs) in Evidence-Based DentistryFrancesco ChiappelliA cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) is a type of randomized controlled trial in which groups of subjects (as opposed to individual subjects) are randomized. In this paper, we discuss the fundamentals of CRCT, its statistical power, and the implications of this design in context of comparative effectiveness and patient-centered research. We propose that, whereas CRCT pertain more specifically to effectiveness-driven decisions in health care, better informed patient-centered clinical decisions about comparative efficacy for evidence-based dental practice result from traditional RCT’s.http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/index.php/dhj/article/view/93Randomized controlled trialsCluster randomized controlled trialsEffectivenessEfficacyPatient-centered research outcomesEvidence-based dentistry.
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title	Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (CRCTs) in Evidence-Based Dentistry
title_short	Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (CRCTs) in Evidence-Based Dentistry
title_full	Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (CRCTs) in Evidence-Based Dentistry
title_fullStr	Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (CRCTs) in Evidence-Based Dentistry
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Dental Hypotheses
issn	2155-8213 2155-8213
publishDate	2012-01-01
description	A cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) is a type of randomized controlled trial in which groups of subjects (as opposed to individual subjects) are randomized. In this paper, we discuss the fundamentals of CRCT, its statistical power, and the implications of this design in context of comparative effectiveness and patient-centered research. We propose that, whereas CRCT pertain more specifically to effectiveness-driven decisions in health care, better informed patient-centered clinical decisions about comparative efficacy for evidence-based dental practice result from traditional RCT’s.
topic	Randomized controlled trials Cluster randomized controlled trials Effectiveness Efficacy Patient-centered research outcomes Evidence-based dentistry.
url	http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/index.php/dhj/article/view/93
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Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (CRCTs) in Evidence-Based Dentistry

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