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| Screening decision | Screening conclusion | HomVEE procedures and standards version |
|---|---|---|
| Passes screens | Eligible for review | Version 1 |
| Rating | Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Compromised randomization | Confounding factors | Valid, reliable measure(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Randomized controlled trial | Low | Established on race; not established on SES; established on two of four outcome measures assessable at baseline. | None | Yes | Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed before 2021 |
A confound in the study design resulted in an automatic low rating. Study participants were randomized into treatment and control groups using a procedure in which every fourth case was designated as a wait-list control. This is a cluster random assignment procedure, in which the cluster is defined by a participant’s position on the registration list. The study’s confound is that there is only one cluster in the comparison group.
