Application of the matched nested case-control design to the secondary analysis of trial data.
Christopher PartlettNigel J HallAlison LeafEdmund JuszczakLouise LinsellPublished in: BMC medical research methodology (2020)
A matched nested case-control study can be used to identify credible associations in a secondary analysis of clinical trial data where the exposure of interest was not randomised, and has several advantages over a standard case-control design. This method offers the potential to make reliable inferences in scenarios where it would be unethical or impractical to perform a randomised clinical trial.