Treatment effect estimation using the propensity score in clinical trials with historical control

Abstract Background Clinical trials assessing new treatment effects require a control group to compare the pure treatment effects. However, in clinical trials on regenerative medicine, rare diseases, and intractable diseases, it may be ethically difficult to assign participants to the control group....

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Main Authors: Saki Kanamori, Masahiro Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02127-9