The Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials

Weijer, Charles; Grimshaw, Jeremy; Eccles, Martin; D. McRae, Andrew; White, Angela; C. Brehaut, Jamie; Taljaard, Monica; Ethics of Cluster Randomized Trials Consensus Group, Ottawa

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001346

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The Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials

Published in PLoS Medicine • Nov 20, 2012

Authors:

Charles Weijer

Jeremy Grimshaw

Martin Eccles

Abstract

In cluster randomized trials (CRTs), the units of allocation, intervention, and outcome measurement may differ within a single trial. As a result of the unique design of CRTs, the interpretation of existing research ethics guidelines is complicated.\nThe Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Co...

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Randomized controlled trial

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