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IbogaProject

(4,550 posts)

11. I am in the recent Novavax Flu combo trial

Reply to Blue Dotty (Original post)

Thu May 1, 2025, 09:03 PM

May 1

The placibo cohort was only 50, maybe 5-8%. Then two similar size of each of the two standard ones, then a bunch w differing adjudivant levels. But I'd guess the normal ones are like that too. The control can be small as the effects will differ markedly if treatment is at all efficacious. I majored in statistics including repeating expermential design at the graduate level plus biostatistics. The math is different w this versus trying a new pharmaceutical. These vaccine ones ate looking at two things; one, does it lead to less cases of sickness and second are adverse health outcomes no worse inntreatment cohorts.