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Results of Studies

Published ValUE:

  1. Nager CW, Brubaker L, Daneshgari F, Litman HJ, Dandreo KJ, Sirls L, Lemack GE, Richter HE, Leng W, Norton P, Kraus SR, Chai TC, Chang D, Amundsen CL, Stoddard AM, Tennstedt SL. Design of the Value of Urodynamic Evaluation (ValUE) trial: A non-inferiority randomized trial of preoperative urodynamic investigations. Contemp Clin Trials. 2009;30(6):531-9.

    • Randomized trials comparing the effects of different diagnostic alternatives on treatment outcomes pose study design challenges.

    • A non-inferiority design is appropriate when comparing a less invasive and less expensive alternative with a standard of care approach