Blinded Sample Size Recalculation for Normally Distributed Outcomes Using Long- and Short-term Data

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 915-930

  Wust K ^a   Kieser, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b DR WILLMAR SCHWABE GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive methods; Internal pilot study; Sample size recalculation; Stein's procedure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE METHODS; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERNAL PILOT STUDY; PILOT STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE RECALCULATION; SAMPLE SIZES; SHORT-TERM DATA; STEIN PROCEDURE; STUDY DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 17344387478     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200390060     Document Type: Article

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