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. 2017 Aug 7;216(10):1235–1244. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix390

Table 4.

Sample Size Estimates for Use of Supplemental Oxygen–Free Days as an End Point in Clinical Trials of Proven/Probable Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients

End Point
Day 28 mortality rate, reduction from baseline,b % Odds Ratio Recipients/Arm, No.a
2.5 0.874 4677
5 0.757 1128
10 0.542 260
15 0.352 105
20 0.182 52
Oxygen-free days by day 28, increase from baseline,c no. Effect Sized Recipients/Arm, No.e
2 0.164 586
4 0.328 147
6 0.492 66
8 0.656 38
10 0.82 25

Estimates were made on the assumptions of a type 1 error of 5% and a power of 80%.

aCalculated by a 2-sided Pearson χ2 test.

bThe baseline value was 26%.

cThe baseline value was 15 days.

dCalculated as the increase from baseline, divided by a SD of 12.2.

eCalculated by a 2-sided test.