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. 2020 Jul 25;2020(7):CD012241. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012241.pub2

1. Average cluster size and design effect of cluster‐randomised trials.

Study Original sample size Number of clusters Average cluster size Intracluster correlation coefficient Design effect
Intervention Control
Muhoozi 2018 243 224 10 47 0.05 3.3
Bhandari 2004 552 473 8 128 0.05 7.4
Ferreira 2019 317 300 20 31 0.05 2.5
Morandi 2019 295 267 22 26 0.05 2.2
Nair 2017 1541 1460 120 25 0.05 2.2
Nikiema 2017 1083 1170 12 188 0.05 10.3
Penny 2005 187 190 12 31 0.05 2.5
Rafieya‐Kopaei 2019 60 30 6 15 0.05 1.7
Roy 2007 306 305 121 5 0.05 1.2
Saleem 2014 118 94 10 21 0.05 2.0
Shi 2009 294 305 8 75 0.05 4.7
Vazir 2013 210 202 60 7 0.05 1.3