February, 2003
© 2000, 2001 Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Example
A clinical
trial of a binary endpoint is designed using a unified family
design
·One-sided
test for an increased event probability
·Designed
with 5 analyses
·O’Brien-Fleming
efficacy boundary
·Futility
boundary intermediate to O’Brien-Fleming and Pocock