A multiple comparison procedure for three- and four-armed controlled clinical trials

Authors
Proschan, MA
Citation
Ma. Proschan, A multiple comparison procedure for three- and four-armed controlled clinical trials, STAT MED, 18(7), 1999, pp. 787-798
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
STATISTICS IN MEDICINE
ISSN journal
02776715 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
787 - 798
Database
ISI
SICI code
0277-6715(19990415)18:7<787:AMCPFT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Multi-armed controlled trials are becoming increasingly popular. With them comes the issue of how to deal with the possibility of multiple Type I erro rs, This paper recommends a simple and appealing method for three- and four -armed trials in which one is a control. This article is a US Government wo rk and is in the public domain in the United States.