Quantitative Issues in Cancer Research Working Seminar

Eric CohnDoctoral Student, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University”Micro-Randomized Controlled Trials and Cancer Research”ABSTRACT: The micro-randomized controlled trial (micro-RCT) is an experimental design used to develop and evaluate just-in-time, adaptive interventions. These designs have diverse applications—from rapid-cycle evaluations of mobile health interventions to optimizing cellphone-administered surveys to maximize response rates—many of which are relevant to cancer research. In this talk, I will present an overview of the micro-RCT design, motivate its use in public health and cancer research more specifically, and summarize some methodological and statistical considerations relevant to these designs.