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Use of methods for specifying the target difference in randomised controlled trial sample size calculations: Two surveys of trialists’ practice

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Use of methods for specifying the target difference in randomised controlled trial sample size calculations: Two surveys of trialists’ practice

Publisher

London, England: SAGE Publications

Journal title

Clinical trials (London, England), 2014-06, Vol.11 (3), p.300-308

Language

English

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London, England: SAGE Publications

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Contents

Background
Central to the design of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) is a calculation of the number of participants needed. This is typically achieved by specifying a target difference, which enables the trial to identify a difference of a particular magnitude should one exist. Seven methods have been proposed for formally determining what th...

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Use of methods for specifying the target difference in randomised controlled trial sample size calculations: Two surveys of trialists’ practice

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1835599297

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1835599297

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ISSN

1740-7745

E-ISSN

1740-7753

DOI

10.1177/1740774514521907

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