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	군집 무작위 적응형 실험	군집 무작위 대조 시험
분야	실험설계	실험설계
계열	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
기원 연도	2000s–2010s	1978–1980s
창시자	Synthesised from cluster randomization methodology (Donner, 1978; Donner & Klar, 2000) and adaptive design frameworks (Bauer & Kohne, 1994; Pallmann et al., 2018)	Cornfield (1978); systematised by Donner and colleagues (1980s)
유형	Experimental design	Experimental design
원전	Hayes, R. J., & Moulton, L. H. (2017). Cluster Randomised Trials (2nd ed.). CRC Press / Chapman & Hall. ISBN: 978-1498728225	Donner, A., & Klar, N. (2000). Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomization Trials in Health Research. Arnold. ISBN: 978-0340652978
별칭	adaptive cluster RCT, adaptive group-randomized trial, cluster adaptive design, adaptive cluster trial	cluster RCT, group-randomized trial, community randomized trial, cluster-randomized experiment
관련	5	4
요약	A cluster randomized adaptive experiment combines two methodological principles: (1) intact groups such as schools, clinics, or villages are randomly assigned to treatment conditions rather than individuals, and (2) pre-specified rules allow the design to be modified during the trial based on accumulating cluster-level data. Adaptations may include dropping underperforming arms, reallocating clusters, or adjusting sample size, while maintaining statistical validity and controlling Type I error.	A cluster randomized controlled trial (cluster RCT) is an experimental design in which intact social or organisational groups — such as schools, clinics, villages, or workplaces — are randomly assigned to treatment conditions rather than individual participants. Outcomes are still measured at the individual level, but the unit of randomization is the cluster. This design is essential when an intervention is delivered to whole groups, when there is a risk of contamination between participants in the same setting, or when individual randomization is logistically or ethically impractical.