. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 3.

Published in final edited form as: Clin Trials. 2011 Nov 10;9(1):94–101. doi: 10.1177/1740774511427324

Table 2.

Reasons for Early Study Termination

Reasons for early termination	N (% of randomized)
Lost to follow-up	32 (11.3%)
Unable to follow study procedures, visit schedule, etc	6 (2.1%)
Withdrew Consent
Dissatisfied with treatment setting	3 (1.1%)
Reason unspecified	1 (0.4%)
Dissatisfied with clinical response to treatment	1 (0.4%)
Other*	3 (1.1%)

Note:

“Other” reasons for early termination included: refusal to comply with MD recommendations (1); lost to follow-up, living arrangement not conducive to study participation (1); military obligations (1).