Power and sample size calculations for cluster randomized trials with binary outcomes when intracluster correlation coefficients vary by treatment arm
Kennedy-Shaffer L, Hughes M. Power and sample size calculations for cluster randomized trials with binary outcomes when intracluster correlation coefficients vary by treatment arm. Clinical Trials 2021, 19: 42-51. PMID: 34879711, PMCID: PMC8883478, DOI: 10.1177/17407745211059845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking correlation structureIntracluster correlation coefficientIntracluster correlation coefficient valuesAsymptotic varianceCorrelation structureClustered binary dataSample size requirementsSample size calculationCluster-level covariatesExchangeable working correlation structureCluster randomized trialModest-sized clustersBinary covariateSize calculationBinary outcomesBinary dataDistribution of cluster sizesFormulaCluster size distributionSize requirementsCovariatesEquationsSample sizeCluster sizeRandomized trials