2021
Methodological challenges in pragmatic trials in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: Opportunities for improvement
Taljaard M, Li F, Qin B, Cui C, Zhang L, Nicholls SG, Carroll K, Mitchell SL. Methodological challenges in pragmatic trials in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: Opportunities for improvement. Clinical Trials 2021, 19: 86-96. PMID: 34841910, PMCID: PMC8847324, DOI: 10.1177/17407745211046672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic trialAlzheimer's diseasePrimary outcomeSample size calculationGroup treatment trialsPairs of reviewersDementia researchSize calculationCluster Randomized TrialGroup treatment designRandomized trialsTreatment trialsIntracluster correlationMethodological qualityTrial reportsBaseline assessmentDiseaseTrialsDementiaKey methodological characteristicsOutcomesType IMethodological quality indicatorsUnique methodological challengesSame individual
2020
Statistical Considerations for Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials in People Living with Dementia
Allore HG, Goldfeld KS, Gutman R, Li F, Monin JK, Taljaard M, Travison TG. Statistical Considerations for Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials in People Living with Dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: s68-s73. PMID: 32589276, PMCID: PMC7396162, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbedded Pragmatic Clinical TrialsPragmatic clinical trialsClinical trialsAlzheimer's diseaseImbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer's DiseaseIMPACT CollaboratoryOutcome ascertainmentPoint of careNonpharmacological interventionsReal-world settingComplex interventionsTrialsIntervention effectivenessVulnerable populationsPragmatic designHealthcare systemNational InstituteClinical scientistsSuch interventionsInterventionDementiaPLWDDiseaseCaregiversResearch priorities