{"title":"Clinical trial structures.","authors":"Scott R Evans","doi":"10.6030/1939-067x-3.1.8","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Most errors in clinical trials are a result of poor planning. Fancy statistical methods cannot rescue design flaws. Thus careful planning with clear foresight is crucial. The selection of a clinical trial design structure requires logic and creativity. Common structural designs are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":88544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of experimental stroke & translational medicine","volume":"3 1","pages":"8-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2010-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059315/pdf/nihms275040.pdf","citationCount":"153","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of experimental stroke & translational medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.6030/1939-067x-3.1.8","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Most errors in clinical trials are a result of poor planning. Fancy statistical methods cannot rescue design flaws. Thus careful planning with clear foresight is crucial. The selection of a clinical trial design structure requires logic and creativity. Common structural designs are discussed.