Cluster Randomized Stepped Wedge Blinded Controlled Trials (CRSWBCT) In Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) - Part I: Toward a Revision of CONSORT

Francesco Chiappelli^1*, Andre Barkhordarian¹, Gary Demerjian^1,2, Quyen Bach¹ and Vandan Kasar¹

¹Evidence-based Decisions Practice-Based Research Network, UCLA School of Dentistry, Westwood (Los Angeles), CA, USA

²Center for TMJ and Sleep Therapy, Burbank (Los Angeles), CA, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Francesco Chiappelli, Ph.D., Dr. Endo (h.c.), UCLA School of Dentistry, Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, CHS63-090, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA Email: