# Baseline testing in cluster randomised controlled trials: should this be done?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/baseline-testing-in-cluster-randomised-controlled-trials-should-this-be-done/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Jaime Bolzern,Alex Mitchell,David Torgerson |
| Citations | 46 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12874-019-0750-8 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Mathematics |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12874-019-0750-8 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2945959333 |
| PMID | 31101078 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2019 |

## Paper authors

- [Alex Mitchell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alex-mitchell/)

## Paper journal

- [BMC Medical Research Methodology](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmc-medical-research-methodology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials](https://scholariq.org/topics/statistical-methods-in-clinical-trials/)

## Paper topics

- [Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials](https://scholariq.org/topics/statistical-methods-in-clinical-trials/)
- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)
- [Advanced Causal Inference Techniques](https://scholariq.org/topics/advanced-causal-inference-techniques/)

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