Only one cluster per condition is an invalid design for a cluster randomized trial and should be re-labeled a quasi-experimental study. Response to: “Effect of behavioral activation on time and frequency domain heart rate variability in older adults with subthreshold depression: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Thailand”

Ayudhaya et al. examined the effect of Behavioral Activation on daily step count and heart rate variability among older adults with depression in a study labeled a cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT). However, only one cluster was assigned to either of the study conditions. Such a design woul...

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Autores principales: Jamshidi-Naeini, Yasaman, Golzarri-Arroyo, Lilian, Siddique, Abu Bakkar, Vorland, Colby J., Allison, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9840303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36639614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04491-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9840303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36639614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04491-0

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