Can We Improve the Statistical Analysis of Stroke Trials?
Author(s) -
Philip M. Bath,
Laura J. Gray,
Timothy Collier,
Stuart J. Pocock,
James R. Carpenter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.106.474080
Subject(s) - medicine , modified rankin scale , stroke (engine) , logistic regression , clinical trial , covariate , bootstrapping (finance) , physical therapy , ordered logit , test (biology) , statistics , econometrics , ischemic stroke , mathematics , mechanical engineering , paleontology , ischemia , engineering , biology
Most large acute stroke trials have been neutral. Functional outcome is usually analyzed using a yes or no answer, eg, death or dependency versus independence. We assessed which statistical approaches are most efficient in analyzing outcomes from stroke trials.
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