Evaluating "superiority", "equivalence" and "non-inferiority" in clinical trials

Clinical studies are usually performed with the aim of justifying that a new treatment approach is "superr rior" to the common standard approach (active control) with respect to benefits. In a general sense, this justification is carried out on the basis of the "null hypothesis signif...

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Main Authors: Turan Fatma, Senocak Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2007-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2007;volume=27;issue=4;spage=284;epage=288;aulast=Turan