1. Outcome all‐cause death and sensitivity analyses.
Analysis | Participants | Nominator | Denominator |
Primary analysis (Intention‐to‐treat, best‐case) Sensitivity analysis 1 ‐ best‐case |
Lost to follow‐up | Excludeda | Included |
Sensitivity analysis 2 ‐ worst‐caseb | Lost to follow‐up | Included as deaths | Included |
Observed case analysis (as per trial authors) | Lost to follow‐up | Excluded | Excluded |
a"Excluded" means removed from the calculation.
bTo re‐classify missing participants (missing data, including losses to follow‐up) as treatment failures. For negative outcomes (death) this represents a true worst‐case scenario.