Inference for the treatment effect in staircase designs with continuous outcomes: a simulation study
Staircase designs with one cluster per sequence should be used with caution. Additionally, using a correlation structure that allows for decay is preferable for making valid inferences for the estimation of the treatment effect.
Authors
- Ehsan Rezaei‐Darzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4198-6131)
- Andrew Forbes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-914X)
- Jessica Kasza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8940-0136)
- Kelsey L. Grantham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5288-611X)
Institutions
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-025-02567-5
- Primary Topic
- Optimal Experimental Design Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- National Health and Medical Research Council