Figure 2.

Trial profile

*More than one reason for ineligibility was possible. † Reasons (if known) for withdrawal as follows: not interested in further participation (n=5); seeing private therapist (n=2); poor health or no better (n=2); randomised in error (n=1); request by clinician (n=1); reason not known (n=7). One patient did not provide any data; nine had resolution of symptoms (five had stable symptom resolution) by the time of withdrawal. ‡Reasons (if known) for withdrawal as follows: not interested in further participation (n=4), poor health or no better (n=3), seeing private therapist (n=2), expected more treatment (n=2), family commitments (n=2), and reason not known (n=7). One patient did not provide any data; ten had resolution of symptoms (seven had stable symptom resolution) by the time of withdrawal.