Application of causal inference methods in the analyses of randomised controlled trials: a systematic review

Application of causal inference methods in the analyses of randomised controlled trials: a systematic review

Abstract Background Applications of causal inference methods to randomised controlled trial (RCT) data have usually focused on adjusting for compliance with the randomised intervention rather than on using RCT data to address other, non-randomised questions. In this paper we review use of causal inf...

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Main Authors: Ruth E. Farmer, Daphne Kounali, A. Sarah Walker, Jelena Savović, Alison Richards, Margaret T. May, Deborah Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Causal inference
RCT
Systematic review
Time-dependent confounding
Marginal structural models
Marginal nested models
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2381-x

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