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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Clinical Trials Methodology
  • Survival Analysis

Background:

  • Missing data are prevalent in clinical trials, particularly affecting recurrent events analysis.
  • Patient dropout can lead to undercounting of events, biasing study results.
  • The 'missing at random' assumption is often untestable, necessitating robust sensitivity analyses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a control-based multiple imputation method for recurrent events data.
  • To address missing data in clinical trials where patients drop out.
  • To improve the accuracy of recurrent event outcome analysis under non-random missingness.

Main Methods:

  • A control-based multiple imputation technique is proposed, assuming dropouts follow the control group's response profile.
  • The 'copy reference' and 'jump to reference' approaches are considered for imputation.
  • Data are modeled using a semiparametric proportional intensity frailty model with an unspecified baseline hazard.
  • Nonparametric maximum likelihood estimation and inference procedures are developed.

Main Results:

  • The proposed multiple imputation method effectively handles missing recurrent events data.
  • Simulation studies confirm the method's good performance in practical clinical trial settings.
  • The technique was successfully applied to analyze data from two distinct clinical trials.

Conclusions:

  • The developed control-based multiple imputation method offers a reliable approach for analyzing recurrent events data with missing observations.
  • This method enhances the robustness of statistical inference in clinical trials impacted by patient dropout.
  • The findings provide valuable tools for biostatisticians and researchers working with complex longitudinal data.