Impact of Case Definitions on Efficacy Estimation in Clinical Trials—A Proof-of-Principle Based on Historical Examples

Efficacy estimations in clinical trials are based on case definitions. Commonly, they are a more or less complex set of conditions that have to be fulfilled in order to define a clinical case. In the simplest variant, such a case is identical with a single positive diagnostic test result. Frequently...

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Main Authors: Andreas Hahn, Hagen Frickmann, Andreas E. Zautner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/7/379