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  • 1Division of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2L7. neil.klar@cancercare.on.ca

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This study introduces statistical methods for analyzing cluster randomized trials, focusing on modeling changes in health behaviors. Accounting for varying cluster sizes and individual/cluster associations significantly improves statistical power in intervention studies.

Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health Research
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Randomized trials frequently measure intervention effects on patient knowledge, behavior, or health.
  • Intervention studies require pre- and post-intervention outcome measurements for each subject.
  • Cluster randomization (families, schools, communities) introduces dependencies among subjects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and compare statistical methods for analyzing change in cluster randomized trials.
  • To account for dependencies among subjects within clusters and variability in cluster size.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized mixed-effects linear regression models, extending two-sample t-tests and analysis of covariance.
  • Derived algebraic expressions for intervention effect tests with fixed cluster sizes.

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  • Employed simulation studies to compare statistical power with variable cluster sizes.

    • Main Results:

    • Mixed-effects models effectively account for within-cluster dependencies.
    • Allowing for different individual-level and cluster-level associations between baseline and follow-up assessments yields substantial power gains.
    • Simulation results highlight the importance of accounting for cluster size variability.

    Conclusions:

    • Proposed statistical methods enhance the analysis of longitudinal data from cluster randomized trials.
    • Accounting for correlated data structures and differential associations improves the power to detect intervention effects.
    • Findings are applicable to public health interventions, such as school-based smoking prevention programs.