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armd0 Data (1107 x 8)
Description
Data from Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) clinical trial
Format
The armd0 data frame has 1107 rows and 8 columns. It contains data for n=240 subjects
stored in a long format with up to five rows for one subject.
- subject
-
a factor with 240 levels
1,2,3,4,5, ... - treat.f
-
a factor with 2 levels
Placebo,Active - visual0
-
an integer vector with values from 20 to 85
- miss.pat
-
a factor with 9 levels
----,---X,--X-,--XX,-XX-, ... - time.f
-
a factor with 5 levels
Baseline,4wks,12wks,24wks,52wks - time
-
a numeric vector with values from 0 to 52
- visual
-
an integer vector with values from 3 to 85
- tp
-
a numeric vector with values from 0 to 4
Details
The ARMD data arise from a randomized multi-center clinical trial comparing an experimental treatment (interferon-alpha) versus placebo for patients diagnosed with ARMD.
Source
Pharmacological Therapy for Macular Degeneration Study Group (1997). Interferon alpha-IIA is ineffective for patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Results of a prospective randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Archives of Ophthalmology, 115, 865-872.