Pragmatic Randomized Trials
Randomized Trials in PHSSR: New Opportunities and Resources Webinar. Promising new social policy research integrates randomized trials in pragmatic ways to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of programs, policies, and implementation strategies in real-world settings. Although random assignment methods are the gold standard for strong internal validity and determining causality in studies, randomized trials are often overlooked in public health research designs due to study time and cost concerns as well as logistical, legal or ethical barriers. On this July 29, 2015 webinar for PHSSR Partner Organizations, presenters described simplified approaches that make randomization less onerous, resources to help organizations support new approaches, and learning system environments to encourage randomization in future studies.
- Moderator: Glen Mays, PhD, MPH, Director, Center for PHSSR, University of Kentucky
- Making Randomized Evaluations More Feasible: Mary Ann Bates, MPP, Deputy Director, J-PAL North America, MIT.
J-PAL North America supports researchers conducting randomized evaluations, helps decision makers use research evidence in policy decisions and program design, and provides training courses on the value of impact evaluation.
- Randomized Trial Example: LHD Workers' Sense of Efficacy Toward Hurricane Sandy Recovery: Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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