Community perspectives on randomisation and fairness in a cluster randomised controlled trial in Zambia.

Maureen Mupeta KombeJoseph Mumba ZuluCharles MicheloIngvild Fossgard Sandøy

Published in: BMC medical ethics (2019)

Randomisation was misunderstood by most respondents. Perceived procedural fairness was easier to realize than substantive fairness. Researchers working on Cluster Randomised Controlled Trials (CRCTs) should consider carefully how to explain randomisation.

Keyphrases

mental health
study protocol
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social support
depressive symptoms
physical activity
randomized controlled trial