Sequential Rank Tests with Repeated Measurements in Clinical Trials
临床试验重复测量的序贯秩检验
For comparing responses in two groups of subjects observed repeatedly, we propose a group sequential procedure based on linear rank statistics. The asymptotic normality of the sequentially computed linear rank statistics is obtained, and construction of the group sequential boundaries is based on this distribution theory. By virtue of this asymptotic approximation, the proposed procedure can be applied to interim analyses with either continuous or discrete repeated…