Gaps in the Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials: a citation analysis reveals a need for updated ethics guidelines.

Goldstein CE, du Toit J, Murphy NB, Nicholls SG, Shaw JF, Althabe F, Binik A, Brehaut J, Eldridge S, Ferrand RA, Gillies K, Giraudeau B, van der Graaf R, Hemkens LG, Hemming K, Johri M, Kim SYH, Largent E, London AJ, Mbuagbaw L, Mitchell SL, Smith M, Tugwell P, Treweek S, Welch VA, Taljaard M, Weijer C

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DOI: 10.1186/s41073-025-00166-y
Published: 2025 Jun 18
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s41073-025-00166-y,
  title = {Gaps in the Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials: a citation analysis reveals a need for updated ethics guidelines.},
  author = {Goldstein CE and du Toit J and Murphy NB and Nicholls SG and Shaw JF and Althabe F and Binik A and Brehaut J and Eldridge S and Ferrand RA and Gillies K and Giraudeau B and van der Graaf R and Hemkens LG and Hemming K and Johri M and Kim SYH and Largent E and London AJ and Mbuagbaw L and Mitchell SL and Smith M and Tugwell P and Treweek S and Welch VA and Taljaard M and Weijer C},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Research integrity and peer review},
  doi = {10.1186/s41073-025-00166-y},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-025-00166-y}
}

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AU  - van der Graaf R
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AU  - Hemming K
AU  - Johri M
AU  - Kim SYH
AU  - Largent E
AU  - London AJ
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AU  - Smith M
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CE, G., J, D. T., NB, M., SG, N., JF, S., F, A., A, B., J, B., S, E., RA, F., K, G., B, G., R, V. D. G., LG, H., K, H., M, J., SYH, K., E, L., AJ, L., L, M., SL, M., M, S., P, T., S, T., VA, W., M, T., & C, W. (2025). Gaps in the Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials: a citation analysis reveals a need for updated ethics guidelines.. Research integrity and peer review. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-025-00166-y

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