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Table 1 Design parameters of the different simulation scenarios. πe0 and πe1 represent the expected control and active event risk, πf1 the maximum tolerable active event risk and r the allocation ratio

From: Handling an uncertain control group event risk in non-inferiority trials: non-inferiority frontiers and the power-stabilising transformation

Scenario

Ï€e0 (%)

Ï€e1

Ï€f1 (%)

r

Power (%)

Base-case

5

=Ï€e0

10

1

90

Alternative 1

10

=Ï€e0

15

1

90

Alternative 2

5

\( =\frac{{\boldsymbol{\pi}}_{\boldsymbol{e}\mathbf{0}}}{\mathbf{2}} \)

10

1

90

Alternative 3

5

=Ï€e0

7.5

1

90

Alternative 4

5

=Ï€e0

15

1

90

Alternative 5

5

=Ï€e0

10

0.5

90

Alternative 6

5

=Ï€e0

10

2

90

Alternative 7

5

=Ï€e0

10

1

80

  1. In bold, design parameters that differ from the base-case scenario