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Study designs Crossover75 Crossover75

Patients are randomized to a sequence of treatments, and they cross over from one treatment to another during the course of the trial

Each treatment occurs in a time period with a washout period in between
Each patient serves as their own control, which reduces the potential for mean variability; however, there are potential problems with carryover effects (i.e., residual effects)

References

75. Pennsylvania State University. STAT 509: Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials. 3.3: Experimental Design Terminology. Available at https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/stat509/node/21/.