Simple power analysis and sample size calculation for survival studies. User-friendly interface for basic survival power calculations with multiple statistical methods.
Usage
simpleSurvivalPower(
  clinical_preset = "custom",
  analysis_type = "sample_size",
  test_type = "log_rank",
  study_design = "two_arm_parallel",
  primary_endpoint = "overall_survival",
  effect_size_type = "hazard_ratio",
  effect_size = 0.75,
  alpha_level = 0.05,
  power_level = 0.8,
  allocation_ratio = 1,
  sample_size_input = 200,
  control_median_survival = 12,
  survival_distribution = "exponential",
  weibull_shape = 1,
  accrual_period = 24,
  follow_up_period = 12,
  accrual_pattern = "uniform",
  dropout_rate = 0.05,
  ni_margin = 1.25,
  ni_type = "relative_margin",
  competing_risk_rate = 0.1,
  competing_risk_hr = 1,
  rmst_tau = 36,
  rmst_difference = 3,
  snp_maf = 0.3,
  genetic_model = "additive",
  number_of_arms = 3,
  multiple_comparisons = "dunnett",
  interim_analyses = 0,
  alpha_spending = "none",
  stratification_factors = 0,
  cluster_size = 50,
  icc = 0.05,
  sensitivity_analysis = FALSE,
  simulation_runs = 10000
)Arguments
- clinical_preset
- Pre-configured parameter sets for common clinical trial designs. Selecting a preset will automatically populate appropriate values. 
- analysis_type
- Type of power analysis to perform 
- test_type
- Type of statistical test for power calculation 
- study_design
- Overall study design type 
- primary_endpoint
- Primary survival endpoint 
- effect_size_type
- Type of effect size specification 
- effect_size
- Expected effect size (HR, median ratio, or difference) 
- alpha_level
- Significance level (two-sided) 
- power_level
- Desired statistical power 
- allocation_ratio
- Ratio of control to experimental group sizes 
- sample_size_input
- Total sample size to use when calculating power, effect size, or duration 
- control_median_survival
- Expected median survival in control group 
- survival_distribution
- Assumed survival distribution 
- weibull_shape
- Shape parameter for Weibull distribution 
- accrual_period
- Patient recruitment period 
- follow_up_period
- Additional follow-up after recruitment ends 
- accrual_pattern
- Pattern of patient accrual over time 
- dropout_rate
- Annual rate of loss to follow-up 
- ni_margin
- Non-inferiority margin (hazard ratio scale) 
- ni_type
- Type of non-inferiority margin 
- competing_risk_rate
- Annual rate of competing risk events 
- competing_risk_hr
- Treatment effect on competing risks 
- rmst_tau
- Restriction time for RMST analysis 
- rmst_difference
- Expected difference in restricted mean survival time 
- snp_maf
- Minor allele frequency for SNP analysis 
- genetic_model
- Genetic inheritance model 
- number_of_arms
- Total number of treatment arms (including control) 
- multiple_comparisons
- Method for multiple comparisons adjustment 
- interim_analyses
- Number of planned interim analyses 
- alpha_spending
- Alpha spending function for interim analyses 
- stratification_factors
- Number of stratification factors 
- cluster_size
- Average cluster size for cluster randomized trials 
- icc
- ICC for cluster randomized trials 
- sensitivity_analysis
- Perform sensitivity analysis across parameter ranges 
- simulation_runs
- Number of simulation runs for complex calculations 
Value
A results object containing:
| results$instructions | a html | ||||
| results$power_summary | a table | ||||
| results$sample_size_results | a table | ||||
| results$power_results | a table | ||||
| results$effect_size_results | a table | ||||
| results$study_duration_results | a table | ||||
| results$assumptions_table | a table | ||||
| results$competing_risks_table | a table | ||||
| results$non_inferiority_table | a table | ||||
| results$rmst_analysis_table | a table | ||||
| results$snp_analysis_table | a table | ||||
| results$multi_arm_table | a table | ||||
| results$interim_analysis_table | a table | ||||
| results$sensitivity_analysis_table | a table | ||||
| results$regulatory_table | a table | ||||
| results$power_curve_plot | an image | ||||
| results$sample_size_plot | an image | ||||
| results$survival_curves_plot | an image | ||||
| results$accrual_timeline_plot | an image | ||||
| results$sensitivity_plot | an image | ||||
| results$clinical_interpretation | a html | 
Tables can be converted to data frames with asDF or as.data.frame. For example:
results$power_summary$asDF
as.data.frame(results$power_summary)