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Monitoring the ACTIVE-W trial: Some issues in monitoring a noninferiority trial

Abstract

Noninferiority comparisons of new to current therapies and the use of composite outcomes represent significant advances in the design of clinical trials. They increasingly characterize trials of new cardiovascular agents, posing new challenges to Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMB) and principal investigators. The ACTIVE-W study was a noninferiority comparison of the combination of clopidogrel and acetylsalicylic acid versus oral anticoagulant …

Authors

Cairns JA; Wittes J; Wyse DG; Pogue J; Gent M; Hirsh J; Marler J; Pritchett ELC

Journal

American Heart Journal, Vol. 155, No. 1, pp. 33–41

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

1 2008

DOI

10.1016/j.ahj.2007.09.011

ISSN

0002-8703