| Early stopping | |
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Low risk: sample size calculation was reported and the trial was not stopped, or if the trial was stopped early by formal stopping rules at a point at which the likelihood of observing an extreme intervention effect due to chance was low. Unclear risk: sample size calculation was not reported, and if it is not clear whether or not the trial was stopped early. High risk: the trial was stopped early because of informal stopping rules, or if the trial was stopped early by a formal stopping rule at a point at which the likelihood of observing an extreme intervention effect due to chance was high. |
Grade L / U / H |
| Support for judgement | |