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Sample size estimation for a two-group comparison of repeated count outcomes using GEE
Authors:Ying Lou  Jing Cao  Song Zhang
Institution:1. Department of Statistical Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA;2. Department of Clinical Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract:Randomized clinical trials with count measurements as the primary outcome are common in various medical areas such as seizure counts in epilepsy trials, or relapse counts in multiple sclerosis trials. Controlled clinical trials frequently use a conventional parallel-group design that assigns subjects randomly to one of two treatment groups and repeatedly evaluates them at baseline and intervals across a treatment period of a fixed duration. The primary interest is to compare the rates of change between treatment groups. Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) have been widely used to compare rates of change between treatment groups because of its robustness to misspecification of the true correlation structure. In this paper, we derive a sample size formula for comparing the rates of change between two groups in a repeatedly measured count outcome using GEE. The sample size formula incorporates general missing patterns such as independent missing and monotone missing, and general correlation structures such as AR(1) and compound symmetry (CS). The performance of the sample size formula is evaluated through simulation studies. Sample size estimation is illustrated by a clinical trial example from epilepsy.
Keywords:Count outcome  GEE  missing data  repeated measurements  sample size  
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