Governing Equations
Enrollment (Poisson Process):
E(t) = rate · t · (1 - drop/100)
Effective Sample Size:
Neff = N_target · (1 - drop/100)
Power (Two-sample t-test):
Power = Φ(Zα + |δ|·√(Neff/2) / σ)
where δ = effect size, σ = pooled SD
Interim Analysis Trigger:
Trigger when E(t) ≥ N_interim
Expected Completion:
T_complete = N_target / (rate · (1 - drop/100))
Dropout-Adjusted Power:
Power_adj = Power · (1 - 0.5 · drop/100)
Adaptive Design (futility):
If Z_interim < Z_futility → stop for futility
Z_futility typically = 0 (conditional power < 50%)