Identifying combined design and analysis procedures in two-stage trials with a binary end point

Two-stage trial designs provide the flexibility to stop early for efficacy or futility and are popular because they have a smaller sample size on average than a traditional trial has with the same type I and II error rates. This makes them financially attractive but also has the ethical benefit of r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bowden, Jack, Wason, James
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546375/