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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Trials
  • Health Services Research
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • The COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) study was a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial comparing a comprehensive care transitions model to usual care.
  • The trial generated complex data, necessitating sophisticated statistical methodologies to address challenges like missing data and intervention nonadherence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present statistical methods for evaluating treatment effectiveness in pragmatic trials with complex data.
  • To address challenges including cluster randomization, missing covariates, outcome nonresponse, and intervention nonadherence.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized multiple imputation and inverse probability weighting for intention-to-treat (ITT) effect estimation, accounting for missing data.
  • Employed instrumental variables (2-stage least squares) to estimate the complier average causal effect (CACE) for per-protocol analyses.
  • Conducted sensitivity analyses to ensure robustness of the findings.

Main Results:

  • ITT analysis estimated the effectiveness of assignment to the COMPASS intervention versus usual care.
  • Per-protocol analysis provided insights into the treatment effect for adherent patients.
  • The chosen statistical methods appropriately handled the complexities inherent in the pragmatic trial data.

Conclusions:

  • Pragmatic trials are valuable for informing clinical practice, but require careful design balancing control and pragmatism.
  • Accurate estimation of ITT and per-protocol effects necessitates appropriate statistical methods and high-quality data collection.
  • The study demonstrates a framework for analyzing complex data in real-world clinical trials.