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  • Biostatistics
  • Clinical Trial Design
  • Statistical Inference

Background:

  • Comparing two proportions is a common statistical challenge.
  • Historical data may suggest a control proportion of one (or near one).
  • Existing methods may not rigorously control Type I error if the true control rate changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an unconditional exact test for comparing two proportions.
  • To leverage historical data while maintaining Type I error rate control.
  • To develop a powerful statistical test for scenarios with high expected control event rates.

Main Methods:

  • Sequential construction of a rejection region.
  • Maximizing rejection region in spaces defined by control event occurrences.
  • Unconditional exact testing framework to control Type I error rate at level α.

Main Results:

  • The proposed test is the most powerful nonrandomized test when the true control event rate is one.
  • It demonstrates equal or higher mean power compared to existing tests when the control rate is near one.
  • Outperforms comparator tests in simulations, particularly for small sample sizes (e.g., 4 vs. 4).

Conclusions:

  • The developed unconditional exact test is a robust method for comparing proportions with high historical control rates.
  • It effectively controls Type I error and offers superior power.
  • The method is applicable to real-world trial design, such as a malaria vaccine trial.