Statistical methods for clinical trials
โ Scribed by A. Bailey; A. Crook; D. Machin
- Book ID
- 104323020
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 833 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-960X
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โฆ Synopsis
The object of this paper is to describe the essential features for the design and conduct of clinical trials. We include aspects of patient eligibility, random allocation to treatment including the principle of uncertainty, assessment of endpoints including those observed at different time points for each patient and trial size. Indications of appropriate methods of analysis are given, and the intention to treat principle is discussed. Some pointers to difficulties associated with data collection and management are included.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
In a long term clinical trial to evaluate a new treatment, quite often each study subject may experience a number of 'failures' that correspond to repeated occurrences of the same type of event or events of entirely different natures during his/her follow-up period. To obtain efficient inference pro