Assessing methods for dealing with treatment switching in randomised controlled trials: a simulation study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We investigate methods used to analyse the results of clinical trials with survival outcomes in which some patients switch from their allocated treatment to another trial treatment. These included simple methods which are commonly us...

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Main Authors: Latimer Nicholas, Lambert Paul C, Morden James P, Abrams Keith R, Wailoo Allan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/4