Table 4 Premature trial exits in both groups
From: A randomized controlled trial of different serum phosphate ranges in subjects on hemodialysis
Cause for trial-exit | Cause break-down | HRG | LRG |
|---|---|---|---|
Number randomized | 51 | 53 | |
Successful transplant | 4 | 4 | |
Transferred to home dialysis | 0 | 2 | |
Withdrawn by study investigators | Hospital admission till study-end | 2 | 0 |
Intolerance to study medication | 0 | 1 | |
High PTH at randomization | 1 | 0 | |
Other reasons | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 1 | |
Consent withdrawn by participant | Reason not given | 0 | 6 |
‘too much going on’, per patient | 4 | 3 | |
Total | 4 | 9 | |
Total pre-mature trial exits | 12 | 16 | |
Mean duration in the study in months, SD | 5.5 (3.9) | 4.9 (3.4) |