Calculation of NNTs in RCTs with time-to-event outcomes: A literature review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The number needed to treat (NNT) is a well-known effect measure for reporting the results of clinical trials. In the case of time-to-event outcomes, the calculation of NNTs is more difficult than in the case of binary data. The frequ...

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Main Authors: Vervölgyi Elke, Hildebrandt Mandy, Bender Ralf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/9/21