Inadequate reporting of sample size calculations in cluster randomised trials: a review
Trials(2013)
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Results Of 166 trials, only 56 (34%) reported all key elements of sample size calculations in line with CONSORT recommendations. Elements specific to CRTs were the worst reported: the number of clusters or average cluster size was specified in only 94 (57%) and a measure of intracluster correlation coefficient (ICC) in only 86 (52%). Only 20 papers (12%) reported a priori and observed ICC values. In the majority of these reports, the a priori estimate for the ICC was conservative compared to the observed value. Few authors provided justifications for their choice of a priori estimates. Not unexpectedly, trials which reported no statistically significant difference were more likely to observe effect sizes smaller than the assumed clinically important difference.
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