Handling an uncertain control group event risk in non-inferiority trials: non-inferiority frontiers and the power-stabilising transformation
Abstract Background Non-inferiority trials are increasingly used to evaluate new treatments that are expected to have secondary advantages over standard of care, but similar efficacy on the primary outcome. When designing a non-inferiority trial with a binary primary outcome, the choice of effect me...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4070-4 |