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  • Biostatistics
  • Clinical Trials Methodology
  • Public Health Research

Background:

  • Cluster-randomized trials (CRTs), particularly pragmatic ones, frequently display significant, often overlooked, heterogeneity in cluster sizes and structures.
  • This imbalance can distort statistical inference, compromising the validity of trial results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the underappreciated impact of cluster size and structure heterogeneity in CRTs.
  • To evaluate the performance of existing statistical methods under such conditions.
  • To introduce a novel protocol for more robust CRT analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations involving reassigning treatment in real data to assess heterogeneity effects.
  • Analysis of synthetic data with varying levels of imbalance.
  • Comparison of current methods (e.g., targeted maximum likelihood estimation, generalized estimating equations) against proposed benchmarks.

Main Results:

  • Current standard methods demonstrate suboptimal performance when faced with substantial cluster heterogeneity.
  • The proposed CARE (Clarify, Apply, Refine, Evaluate) protocol provides a more reliable framework for inference.
  • The CARE protocol anchors analysis in a design-based benchmark, improving credibility.

Conclusions:

  • Substantial heterogeneity in cluster size and structure is a critical, yet often underestimated, issue in cluster-randomized trials.
  • Existing analytical methods require re-evaluation for their suitability in the presence of significant imbalance.
  • The CARE protocol offers a transparent and principled approach to enhance the credibility and comparability of CRT analyses.