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. 2020 Feb 18;21:199. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4118-5

Table 5.

Definition of population analysis sets

Analysis population TXA group Standard care group
Intention to treat (“as randomized”)

Patients randomized to TXA group:

 • Including all protocol deviations

Patients randomized to standard care group:

 • Including all protocol deviations

As treated (“actual treatment”)

Patients who received TXA (at least one dose), regardless of allocated treatment at randomization:

 • Including patients who received TXA as described according to protocol

 • Including patients who received TXA not following protocol (protocol deviation)

 • Including patients with other protocol deviations

Patients who did not receive TXA, regardless of allocated treatment at randomization:

 • Including patients who received standard care as described according to protocol

 • Including patients who received standard care not following protocol (protocol deviation)

 • Including patients with other protocol deviations

Per protocol

Patients randomized to TXA group who received TXA (at least one dose):

 • Including patients who received TXA as described according to protocol

 • Including patients who received TXA not following protocol (protocol deviation)

 • Including patients with other protocol deviations

Patients randomized to standard care group who did not receive TXA:

 • Including patients who received standard care as described according to protocol

 • Including patients who received standard care not following protocol (protocol deviation)

 • Including patients with other protocol deviations

TXA tranexamic acid