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Critical review of EU BE guideline (Rev.1) [Regulatives / Guidelines]

posted by d_labes – Berlin, Germany, 2008-08-25 13:16 (6141 d 12:29 ago) – Posting: # 2247
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Dear all!

to have it all in one place I transfer it from this thread:

Statistical analysis, page 13 (lines 506-521)
'The presentation of the findings of a bioequivalence trial should include a 2x2-table that presents for each sequence (in rows) and each period (in columns) means, standard deviations and number of observations for the observations in the respective period of a sequence. In addition, tests for difference and the respective confidence intervals for the treatment effect, the period effect, and the sequence effect should be reported for descriptive assessment. A test for carry-over should not be performed and no decisions regarding the analysis (e.g. analysis of the first period, only) should be made on the basis of such a test.

Tests for difference are not of interest in a BE study. Ok' they term it descriptive, but I have seen in the past requests to discuss significant treatment or period effects, although bioequivalence could proven. This situation I guess will become standard.

At least as far as the standard 2x2 cross-over studies are considered, sequence and carry-over effects are confounded. The same is true for higher order designs with more then 2 treatments.
Thus a required test for sequence effects and to avoid a test for carry-over is contradictory.

Minor: I cannot see any additional value in reporting tables of the sequence by period means, SD and n. What is required here? Tables for the raw values or for the log-transformed? IMHO this information is present in the ANOVA tables.

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Regards,

Detlew

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