%0 Journal Article %1 Senn2009 %A Senn, Stephen %A Julious, Steven %D 2009 %J Statistics in medicine %K Biostatistics Biostatistics:methods ClinicalTrialsasTopic ClinicalTrialsasTopic:statistics&numericald Cross-OverStudies DataInterpretation Electrocardiography Electrocardiography:statistics&numericaldata Humans OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare) OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare):statistics&num RandomizedControlledTrialsasTopic:statistics Statistical TreatmentOutcome RCT %N 26 %P 3189-209 %R 10.1002/sim.3603 %T Measurement in clinical trials: a neglected issue for statisticians? %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.3603 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19455540 %V 28 %X Biostatisticians have frequently uncritically accepted the measurements provided by their medical colleagues engaged in clinical research. Such measures often involve considerable loss of information. Particularly, unfortunate is the widespread use of the so-called 'responder analysis', which may involve not only a loss of information through dichotomization, but also extravagant and unjustified causal inference regarding individual treatment effects at the patient level, and, increasingly, the use of the so-called number needed to treat scale of measurement. Other problems involve inefficient use of baseline measurements, the use of covariates measured after the start of treatment, the interpretation of titrations and composite response measures. Many of these bad practices are becoming enshrined in the regulatory guidance to the pharmaceutical industry. We consider the losses involved in inappropriate measures and suggest that statisticians should pay more attention to this aspect of their work. %@ 1097-0258

@article{Senn2009, abstract = {Biostatisticians have frequently uncritically accepted the measurements provided by their medical colleagues engaged in clinical research. Such measures often involve considerable loss of information. Particularly, unfortunate is the widespread use of the so-called 'responder analysis', which may involve not only a loss of information through dichotomization, but also extravagant and unjustified causal inference regarding individual treatment effects at the patient level, and, increasingly, the use of the so-called number needed to treat scale of measurement. Other problems involve inefficient use of baseline measurements, the use of covariates measured after the start of treatment, the interpretation of titrations and composite response measures. Many of these bad practices are becoming enshrined in the regulatory guidance to the pharmaceutical industry. We consider the losses involved in inappropriate measures and suggest that statisticians should pay more attention to this aspect of their work.}, added-at = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, author = {Senn, Stephen and Julious, Steven}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fdeb73f3cfbfda6c6b5a5e0d180a0714/jepcastel}, city = {Department of Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 9LL, U.K.; University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K.}, doi = {10.1002/sim.3603}, interhash = {548bd0e2451a080cd73b2d5eeac01698}, intrahash = {fdeb73f3cfbfda6c6b5a5e0d180a0714}, isbn = {1097-0258}, issn = {1097-0258}, journal = {Statistics in medicine}, keywords = {Biostatistics Biostatistics:methods ClinicalTrialsasTopic ClinicalTrialsasTopic:statistics&numericald Cross-OverStudies DataInterpretation Electrocardiography Electrocardiography:statistics&numericaldata Humans OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare) OutcomeAssessment(HealthCare):statistics&num RandomizedControlledTrialsasTopic:statistics Statistical TreatmentOutcome RCT}, month = {11}, note = {5358<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>CP: Copyright © 2009 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.; PN: 0277-6715;<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>Anàlisi de dades}, number = 26, pages = {3189-209}, pmid = {19455540}, timestamp = {2023-05-04T08:59:38.000+0200}, title = {Measurement in clinical trials: a neglected issue for statisticians?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.3603 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19455540}, volume = 28, year = 2009 }