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Table 3 Overview of sensitivity analyses

From: Subcutaneous immunoglobulin for maintenance treatment in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (The PATH Study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Withdrawal reasons

Assignment of patients in:

Primary analysis

Sensitivity analysis

 

A

B

C

Da

The patient experiences a CIDP relapse during the SC treatment period (lack of efficacy)

Relapser

Relapser

Relapser

Relapser

Relapser

The investigator advises that the patient’s safety or wellbeing could be compromised by further participation in the study (physician decision)

Relapser

Non-relapsers

Relapser

Not used for analysis

Censored

The patient receives prohibited medication (protocol violation)

Censored

Other withdrawal reason (other, adverse event, death, lost to follow-up, protocol violation, study termination by sponsor, and withdrawal by patient)

Non-relapsers

Censored

Patient continues to study end

Non-relapsers

Non-relapsers

Non-relapsers

Non-relapsers

Non-relapsers

  1. CIPD chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, SC subcutaneous
  2. aExploratory sensitivity analysis