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Specifying the target difference in the primary outcome for a randomised controlled trial: guidance for researchers

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Reporting the specification of the target difference for the primary outcome in a sample size calculation for a two parallel group randomised controlled trial with a superiority question.
Full bibliographic reference Cook JA, Hislop J, Altman DG, Fayers P, Briggs AH, Ramsay CR, Norrie JD, Harvey IM, Buckley B, Fergusson D, Ford I, Vale LD; DELTA group. Specifying the target difference in the primary outcome for a randomised controlled trial: guidance for researchers. Trials. 2015;16:12.
Language English
PubMed ID 25928502
Study design Clinical trials, Experimental studies, Study protocols
Applies to the whole report or to individual sections of the report? Statistical methods and analyses
Record last updated on March 18, 2016

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