Study designs for extending causal inferences from a randomized trial to a target population
Abstract
We examine study designs for extending (generalizing or transporting) causal inferences from a randomized trial to a target population. Specifically, we consider nested trial designs, where randomized individuals are nested within a sample from the target population, and non-nested trial designs, including composite dataset designs, where a randomized trial is combined with a separately obtained sample of non-randomized individuals from the target population. We show that the causal quantities that can be identified in each study design depend on what is known about the probability of sampling non-randomized individuals. For each study design, we examine identification of potential outcome means via the g-formula and inverse probability weighting. Last, we explore the implications of the sampling properties underlying the designs for the identification and estimation of the probability of trial participation.
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@article{arxiv.1905.07764,
title = {Study designs for extending causal inferences from a randomized trial to a target population},
author = {Issa J. Dahabreh and Sebastien J-P. A. Haneuse and James M. Robins and Sarah E. Robertson and Ashley L. Buchanan and Elisabeth A. Stuart and Miguel A. Hernán},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.07764},
year = {2019}
}
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