The correct use of noninferiority trials

J Pediatr. 2018 Sep:200:295. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.013. Epub 2018 Jun 28.

Authors

Osamu Nomura¹, Yusuke Okubo²

Affiliations

¹ Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Epidemiology UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Los Angeles, California; Department of Social Medicine National Center for Child Health and Development Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 29961643
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.013

No abstract available

Keywords: CONSORT statement; acute asthma exacerbation; noninferiority trial.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Asthma*
Child
Dexamethasone
Humans
Prednisone*
Quality Control
Research Design

Substances

Dexamethasone
Prednisone