3 papers
stat.ME2026
The Symmetric Pair Matching Design: A Self-Controlled Method with Automatic Adjustment for Time Effects
Robin Denz, Filippo Saatkamp, Katharina Meiszl +1
Self-controlled study designs eliminate confounding by individual-level characteristics that remain constant during the observation time and are thus widely used in pharmacoepidemi…
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Causal Mediation Analysis with a Time-Dependent Mediator, Time-Dependent Confounders and a Time-to-Event Outcome: Revisiting the Difference Method
Robin Denz, Nina Timmesfeld
Mediation analysis is a powerful tool to decompose treatment effects into direct and indirect components, enabling explanations of total treatment effects in a formal statistical f…
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Guidance for Addressing Individual Time Effects in Cohort Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials: A Simulation Study
Jale Basten, Katja Ickstadt, Nina Timmesfeld
Background: Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs) involve sequential measurements within clusters over time. Initially, all clusters start in the control condition befo…