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Increasing crossovers in cluster randomised crossover designs (CRXOs) does not improve statistical power for continuous outcomes under standard correlation structures. Balanced designs with a single crossover are as powerful as those with multiple crossovers.

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Trials Methodology
  • Biostatistics
  • Longitudinal Study Design

Background:

  • Cluster randomised crossover designs (CRXOs) involve clusters switching between treatments.
  • Multiple-period CRXOs allow for several treatment crossovers within a trial.
  • It is often assumed more crossovers increase statistical power.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if increasing crossovers in multiple-period CRXO designs enhances statistical power for continuous outcomes.
  • To compare CRXO designs with varying numbers of crossovers but equal clusters, participants, and periods.

Main Methods:

  • Derived variance formulas for treatment effect estimators in multiple-period CRXOs.
  • Analyzed exchangeable and block-exchangeable within-cluster correlation structures.
  • Conducted simulation studies comparing statistical power across CRXO designs with different crossover numbers.

Main Results:

  • Under exchangeable and block-exchangeable structures, the number of crossovers did not affect statistical power.
  • Power remained consistent provided the design was balanced regarding periods and cluster conditions.

Conclusions:

  • For CRXO designs with time-invariant treatment effects and specific correlation structures, power is invariant to treatment sequence order.
  • CRXO designs with more crossovers offer no statistical power advantage over designs with a single crossover.
  • Further research is needed for time-varying treatment effects in CRXO designs.