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Area of Science:

  • Clinical research methodology
  • Comparative effectiveness research
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Workshop on Dynamic Treatment Strategies (DTSs) and Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trials (SMARTs) held in June 2013.
  • Growing recognition of the importance of comparing entire strategies for chronic disease management.
  • DTSs and SMARTs are linked topics generating significant research interest.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To survey the DTS/SMART methodology.
  • To provide readers with background for understanding detailed discussions in related articles.
  • To explain the DTS/SMART methodology's foundational concepts.

Main Methods:

  • Described the natural emergence of DTS in clinical practice.
  • Explained the connection between DTS and intention-to-treat analysis challenges.
  • Detailed the SMART methodology for comparing DTS, including estimation and inference basics.

Main Results:

  • DTS/SMART methodology offers a flexible and practical approach to optimizing clinical decision-making.
  • Provides randomized evidence for comparative effectiveness.
  • Demonstrates utility in ongoing patient management.

Conclusions:

  • DTS/SMART methodology is increasingly relevant for comparative effectiveness research.
  • Supports the needs of the learning healthcare system.
  • Not a solution for unstandardized study protocols.