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. 2021 Oct 9;22:686. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05644-4

Table 3.

Description of the primary estimand

Question Trials (n = 50)—no. (%)
Used term “estimand” 0 (0%)
Cited ICH E9(R1) Addendum 0 (0%)
Estimand attributes
 Population
  Stated 0 (0%)
  Inferable 32 (64%)
  Not inferable 18 (36%)
 Treatment condition(s)
  Stated 0 (0%)
  Inferable 40 (80%)
  Not inferable 10 (20%)
 Outcome
  Stated 50 (100%)
  Inferable 0 (0%)
  Not inferable 0 (0%)
 Population-level summary measure
  Stated 0 (0%)
  Inferable 33 (66%)
  Not inferable 17 (34%)
 Handling of intercurrent event(s)
  Stated 0 (0%)
  Inferable 20 (40%)
  Not inferable 30 (60%)
Overall estimand
 Stated 0 (0%)
 Inferable 13 (26%)
 Not inferable 37 (74%)
Number of attributes not inferable
 0 13 (26%)
 1 14 (28%)
 2 9 (18%)
 3 13 (26%)
 4 1 (2%)
 5 0 (0%)