Why "underpowered" trials are not necessarily unethical

Lancet. 1997 Sep 13;350(9080):804-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)02290-3.

Authors

S J Edwards¹, R J Lilford, D Braunholtz, J Jackson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham Medical School, UK.

PMID: 9298015
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)02290-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic* / statistics & numerical data
Ethical Analysis
Ethics Committees, Research
Ethics, Medical*
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Research Subjects
Sample Size
Therapeutic Human Experimentation