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Frank Bretz

Independent

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (2)

1.

Adaptive versus Fixed Designs in Confirmatory Clinical Trials: Centering the Choice on Ethics

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Dec 2025
University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit, Independent, Independent, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Independent, University of Oxford - The Ethox Centre, Lancaster University, University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit, McGill University - BioMedical Ethics Unit, Government of the United Kingdom - The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, RAND Corporation - RAND Europe - Cambridge, University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit, Independent, Berry Consultants, LLC, University College London - MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Sanofi, University of Oxford - The Ethox Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Independent, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals - BioPharmaceuticals R&D, University of Bath, Carnegie Mellon University - Philosophy Department, Ethox Centre and University of Cambridge - MRC Biostatistics Unit
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Developing methods guidance for health researchers: literature review of proposed and applied strategies

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 10 Apr 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, University of Basel - University Hospital Basel, University College Cork - TRAMS (Trial Research and Methodologies Unit), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), McMaster University - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), Independent, The Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI), Independent and University of Basel - University Hospital Basel
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Methods guidance, Evidence-based research practice, Quality of research, Methods review, meta-research