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Reducing overestimation of the treatment effect by interim analysis when designing clinical trials

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Several researchers in the statistical and medical communities have noted the overestimation of the treatment effect when a trial is stopped early in the interim analysis for efficacy; however, methods… Click to show full abstract

Several researchers in the statistical and medical communities have noted the overestimation of the treatment effect when a trial is stopped early in the interim analysis for efficacy; however, methods to reduce this overestimation are rarely used because the overestimation mechanisms are not well understood by many in clinical trial practice. A trial design that leads to less overestimation is needed.

Keywords: overestimation treatment; interim analysis; overestimation; treatment effect

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Year Published: 2019

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