Better Evidence for Programmatic Approaches to Routine Syphilis Testing Among Men Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Does a Stepped Wedge Trial Provide the Answer?
Thompson, Jennifer A;
Francis, Suzanna C;
(2021)
Better Evidence for Programmatic Approaches to Routine Syphilis Testing Among Men Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Does a Stepped Wedge Trial Provide the Answer?
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74 (5).
pp. 854-856.
ISSN 1058-4838
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab585
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Evidence of the real world impact of programmatic interventions often requires compromise. We explore whether a stepped wedge trial can provide a balance of pragmatism and robust design to assess the impact of programmatic interventions, and we appraise a trial of routine syphilis testing.