3 papers
stat.ME2025
Evaluating Informative Cluster Size in Cluster Randomized Trials
Bryan S. Blette, Zhe Chen, Brennan C. Kahan +3
In cluster randomized trials, the average treatment effect among individuals (i-ATE) can be different from the cluster average treatment effect (c-ATE) when informative cluster siz…
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Randomization inference for stepped-wedge designs with noncompliance with application to a palliative care pragmatic trial
Jeffrey Zhang, Zhe Chen, Katherine R. Courtright +5
While palliative care is increasingly commonly delivered to hospitalized patients with serious illnesses, few studies have estimated its causal effects. Courtright et al. (2016) ad…
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Time-varying treatment effect models in stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trials with multiple interventions
Zhe Chen, Wei Wang, Yingying Lu +4
The traditional model specification of stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trials assumes a homogeneous treatment effect across time while adjusting for fixed-time effects. However, w…