LSHTM short course: Design & Analysis of Cluster Randomised and Stepped Wedge Trials
The London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LSHTM) offers a hybrid short course on “Design & Analysis of Cluster Randomised and Stepped Wedge Trials”.
Dates: 7-11 July 2025.
Duration: 5 days.
Learning type: face to face and online.
This course will provide a clear understanding of how to design and analyse cluster randomised trials and stepped wedge trials. Cluster randomised trials and stepped wedge trials are the gold standard method for evaluating health and social interventions at the community level.Â
Who is this course for?
People working in clinical trials or interested in public health research and epidemiology, in particular community testing and impact, will gain key skills and knowledge for trial design and analysis on this course.
You will need a working knowledge of standard statistical methods used in epidemiological analyses (eg linear, Poisson and logistic regression) and of clinical trials. The course is taught primarily in Stata, but detailed explanations of how to implement the methods will be provided in both Stata and R. Course participants should have either a basic knowledge of Stata or a solid knowledge of R.
Course content:Â
- Key concepts of cluster randomised trials, including measures of between-cluster variation and the rationale for cluster randomisation
- Design of cluster-randomised trials, including cluster selection and randomisation procedures
- Calculation of sample size
- Analysis of cluster randomised trials using both cluster-level summaries and individual-level data (random effects models and generalised estimating equations)
- Design and analysis of stepped wedge trials
- Ethical considerations, data monitoring and reporting of CRTs
- £1,604 full fee
- £802 for LMICs (eligible countries)
- When applying for discounted fees, please include proof of LMIC status instead of your CV. LMIC status can be confirmed with a passport and proof of current residence.
- This fee will cover participation in the course and access to the course materials, including, course notes, slides, practical sessions, and solutions to exercises. Comprehensive course notes will be given to participants at the beginning of the course.
- Students on the course without access to Stata will be given a temporary Stata licence for the duration of the course.
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Application deadline, 13 June 2025, 23:59 UK time.
