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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5831/1510058

Using Previous Longitudinal Group Randomized Rural Weight Loss Study Data to Design A Prospective Rural Weight Loss Trial

Alexandra R Brown, Byron J Gajewski, Matthew S Mayo, Edward F Ellerbeck and Christie A Befort

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11

Considerations must be taken when designing group-randomized trials due to the hierarchical structure of the data. Longitudinal group-randomized trials have an added layer of nesting adding more complexity to the study design. Simulation studies have been performed to compare the operating characteristics and validate statistical models for these hierarchical data structures, but many provide simulations from parametric distributions under set assumptions....

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