Table 2.

Composition of the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Name	Affiliation	Expertise
Professor Alan Barkun	McGill University, Canada	Clinical expert
Mr Tony Brady	Sealed Envelope Ltd, UK	Independent Statistician
Dr Philip Devereaux	McMaster University, Canada	Trials expert
Professor Richard Gray	Oxford University, UK	Statistician
Professor David Suresh	Christian Medical College Vellore, India	Clinical expert