Intracluster correlation coefficients in the Greater Mekong Subregion for sample size calculations of cluster randomized malaria trials

• Main Authors: Pimnara Peerawaranun, Jordi Landier, Francois H. Nosten, Thuy Nhien Nguyen, Tran Tinh Hien, Rupam Tripura, Thomas J. Peto, Koukeo Phommasone, Mayfong Mayxay, Nicholas P.J. Day, Arjen Dondorp, Nick White, Lorenz Von Seidlein, Mavuto Mukaka
• Other Authors: Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé et Traitement de l'Information Médicale
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/50978
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Sample size calculations for cluster randomized trials are a recognized methodological challenge for malaria research in pre-elimination settings. Positively correlated responses from the participants in the same cluster are a key feature in the estimated sample siz...