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  • Biostatistics
  • Clinical Trial Design
  • Nonparametric Statistics

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  • Group sequential designs allow early trial stopping or adaptation.
  • Existing methods for repeated confidence intervals and power formulas in nonparametric settings are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop methods for repeated confidence intervals and power formulas for nonparametric group sequential trials.
  • To address the nonparametric Behrens-Fisher problem for comparing two parallel treatment arms.

Main Methods:

  • Focus on the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test, Brunner-Munzel test, and log win odds test.
  • Demonstrate asymptotic equivalence to a canonical joint distribution.
  • Develop power formulas and conduct simulations.

Main Results:

  • The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney, Brunner-Munzel, and log win odds tests asymptotically follow a canonical joint distribution.
  • Simulations confirm the proposed methods' adequacy across various scenarios.
  • Methodology applied to the FREEDOMS trial for multiple sclerosis.

Conclusions:

  • The developed methods provide a robust framework for nonparametric group sequential analyses.
  • These advancements facilitate sample size determination and repeated inference in clinical trials.
  • The approach is validated through simulations and a real-world clinical trial application.