Table 3.

Reason for withdrawal (reasons for withdrawal from treatment are indicated under “Prior to treatment”)

Reason for withdrawal	HAL N = 24	RBL N = 11
Prior to treatment
Found to be ineligible after randomisation	0	2
Participant withdrew consent	15	3
Lost to follow up prior to procedure	6	2
Symptoms resolved/treated elsewhere	2	1
Ineligible at time of procedure	1	0
After treatment
Participant withdrew consent	0	3

Reproduced with permission from Brown et al. 2016 [27]. HAL haemorrhoidal artery ligation, RBL rubber band ligation