Using pilot data in a robust MAP prior reduces the confirmatory trial sample size in simulations, but the reported time savings omit the pilot phase and type I error control is not verified.
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The efficiencies of pilot feasibility trials in rare diseases using Bayesian methods
Using pilot data in a robust MAP prior reduces the confirmatory trial sample size in simulations, but the reported time savings omit the pilot phase and type I error control is not verified.