Event-driven planning of two-armed trials with a binary endpoint

In settings with moderately low event probabilities, thinking in terms of the number of events instead of sample size may (1) facilitate the planning of clinical trials and help determine whether a trial is futile, and (2) lead to a simple event-driven design for binary endpoints that may be feasible and appealing.

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Clinical Trials
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2026-02-16
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https://doi.org/10.1177/17407745251415535
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Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
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Event-driven planning of two-armed trials with a binary endpoint

Raphaël Morsomme, E BRITTAIN
Clinical Trials
Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
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Event-driven planning of two-armed trials with a binary endpoint

Raphaël Morsomme, E BRITTAIN
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Abstract

In settings with moderately low event probabilities, thinking in terms of the number of events instead of sample size may (1) facilitate the planning of clinical trials and help determine whether a trial is futile, and (2) lead to a simple event-driven design for binary endpoints that may be feasible and appealing.

Clinical Trials
National Institutes of Health (US), Office of Extramural Research (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 55%
Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
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