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Sample size estimation and power analysis for clinical research studies

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Suresh, KP, Chandrashekara, S·2012·Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

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Determining the optimal sample size for a study assures an adequate power to detect statistical significance. Hence, it is a critical step in the design of a planned research protocol. Using too many participants in a study is expensive and exposes more number of subjects to procedure. Similarly, if study is underpowered, it will be statistically inconclusive and may make the whole protocol a failure. This paper covers the essentials in calculating power and sample size for a variety of applied study designs. Sample size computation for single group mean, survey type of studies, 2 group studies based on means and proportions or rates, correlation studies and for case-control for assessing the categorical outcome are presented in detail.

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  • Understanding rates of eligibility in a population helps power and inform future trials.

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    The Introduction’s “Withdrawals, missing data and losses to follow-up” section says recruitment estimates should account for eligible people who decline participation, and that estimates can come from comparable populations or pilot studies. It does not address the rate at which people in a population meet a trial’s eligibility criteria; its discussion concerns participation and attrition among eligible subjects. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Suresh, K., & Chandrashekara, S.
Affiliations
  • National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (IN)
  • Department of Immunology and Reumatology, ChanRe Rheumatology and Immunology Center and Research, Bangalore, India
Venue
Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences
Published
2012-01
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
7-13
ISSN
  • 0974-1208 (ISSN-L)
  • 1998-4766
OpenAlex
W2038287973
Cited by
1,024
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
31.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Status
Retracted
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-sa
Locations
  • Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probability and Statistical Research
Keywords
sample size determination, statistical power, clinical research design, two-group comparison, proportion, rates, correlation, case-control study, categorical outcomes, survey studies

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