The importance of clinical importance when determining the target difference in sample size calculations

Autor:	Richard A. Parker, Jonathan A. Cook
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Clinical trial RCT Power Effect size Assumed benefit Clinically relevant difference Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Trials, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1745-6215
DOI:	10.1186/s13063-023-07532-5
Popis:	Abstract Recently, it was argued that clinically important differences should play no role in sample size calculations. Instead, it was proposed that sample size calculations should focus on setting realistic estimates of treatment benefit. We disagree, and argue in this article that considering the importance of a target difference is necessary in the context of randomised controlled trials of effectiveness, particularly definitive phase III trials. Ignoring clinical importance could have serious ethical and practical consequences.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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