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Study Design and Endpoints

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It is the design of your study that will give it credence in the wider scientific community. If it is clear from the dissemination of the study that there has not been a clear hypothesis, endpoints are inappropriate and the study design inadequate, then it is unlikely that the outcome of the study will be used to contribute to the process of regulatory approval, or form part of a meta-analysis. It is important to get the design right from the start. The time taken will be well worth it.

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  1. Department of Medical Physics, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, NG5 1PB, Nottingham, UK

    Derek Pearson BSc, PhD (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

  2. Business Development, Bio-Imaging Technologies Inc., 826 Newtown-Yardley Road, 18940, Newtown, PA, USA

    Colin G. Miller BSc, PhD (Vice President) (Vice President)

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Pearson, D., Miller, C.G. (2002). Study Design and Endpoints. In: Pearson, D., Miller, C.G. (eds) Clinical Trials in Osteoporosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3710-8_2

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