Non-inferiority trial

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A non-inferiority trial aims to show that a new treatment is not meaningfully worse than an existing one, within a pre-defined margin. It is used when the new option has other advantages — fewer side effects, lower cost, easier administration. The margin must be justified in advance, because the whole conclusion depends on it.

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