Hinrichs 2011.
Methods | Non‐randomized cross‐over trial | |
Participants | Eligibility: public school students in grades 10 to 12 from 48 districts (73 schools) in the USA who took the ACT between 1993‐2002 Participants: 196,617 students |
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Interventions | Delaying school start time in Minneapolis and its suburban districts from 07:30 to 08:40, and keeping start time at St. Paul and surrounding suburbs schools constant | |
Outcomes |
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Notes | Funding sources: Georgetown University | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | Non‐randomized trial; high risk by definition |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Non‐randomized trial; high risk by definition |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | ACT and standardized achievement data used |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | School‐level participation rate controlled |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | No evidence that some outcomes were not reported |
Other bias | Low risk | No evidence of other biases |
Similarity of baseline measures (RCT/CBA only) | Low risk | Matched school districts |
Similarity of baseline characteristics (RCT/CBA only) | Low risk | Baseline characteristics listed; analyses done by subgroup to control for baseline differences in characteristics |
Diffusion of treatment effects (RCT/CBA only) | Low risk | Students were assigned to different start times by school; start times are not subject to diffusion as a treatment |