Re: What am I missing?????

Posted by jrbecker on July 23, 2003, at 12:39:17

In reply to What am I missing?????, posted by Jack Smith on July 23, 2003, at 12:29:32

you're right, and don't forget, they're on meds too. 20 - 30% isn't substantial, but it's significant. The results definitely demand further exploration and development of this technology, which is only in its infancy.
> "Highly statistically and clinically significant causality findings in the depression pivotal study suggest that VNS Therapy has taken a giant step forward"
>
> OK, either this is incredible exagerration by the sponsor of the study or I am missing something. A 21-30% response rate with a 16-17% remission rate. Sure, it's statistically significant from the control group but this is really not very impressive. Am I missing something?
>
> JACK

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Cyberonics to announce VNS study results today jrbecker 7/23/03
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What am I missing????? Jack Smith 7/23/03
Re: What am I missing????? jrbecker 7/23/03

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