Sentence examples for comparator but from inspiring English sources

We carried out separate analyses for sirolimus compared with placebo and sirolimus compared with an active comparator, but the conclusions did not differ for the outcomes of any cancer, non-melanoma skin cancer, or other cancer (data not shown).

In cases of star networks (that is, all interventions were compared with a common comparator but not against each other) and fully connected networks (all interventions were compared with each other), we considered that the network structure was clear provided that the authors explicitly mentioned the interventions and direct comparisons between the interventions included in the network.

NICE also noted that for some patients, abatacept would be used as a last line of therapy for which high-dose corticosteroids would be a relevant comparator, but the manufacturer did not provide data comparing abatacept to high-dose corticosteroids.

We examined the effect of choosing a weight loss programme over being allocated to one by using a regression model that compared the programme randomised or chosen with the minimal intervention comparator but additionally included a single term to assess whether having chosen the programme had an additional beneficial effect over being randomised to the programme.

Non-inferiority (NI) trials can be used in a situation when a new drug is expected to have a similar efficacy to its comparator but can offer other advantages over the existing drug, such as a more convenient method of administration or fewer side effects.

NI trials can be used in a situation when a new drug considered has a similar efficacy profile as its comparator but may offer other advantages over the existing drug such as a novel method of administration or a better safety profile.

Adjusting for use of other diabetic drugs was necessary because there was a higher proportion of metformin users who were treated with sulfonylureas compared with the comparators but a lower proportion treated with insulin.

Another meta-analysis by Mannucci and colleagues[27] included 84 published and 10 unpublished trials of pioglitazone compared to placebo or active comparators, but excluded the PROactive trial.

Existing methods require an encoder to be calibrated on specially designed angle comparators, but the process of transferring the encoder from the comparator to the encoder's application axis typically introduces arc-sec level error.

Indeed, they were younger than their comparators (but mean BMI and A1C were higher).

The prior intention was to pool data where there was clinical and methodological homogeneity, with similar patients, dose, duration, outcomes, and comparators, but not where numbers of events were small, and random chance could dominate effects of treatment [ 9].