Table 1.
Therapeutic effect (%) | Sample size required per experimental arm (n) | |||||||
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3 months | 6 months | 9 months | 13 months | |||||
(1-β) = 0.80 | (1-β) = 0.90 | (1-β) = 0.80 | (1-β) = 0.90 | (1-β) = 0.80 | (1-β) = 0.90 | (1-β) = 0.80 | (1-β) = 0.90 | |
100% | n = 16 | n = 22 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 |
90% | n = 20 | n = 27 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 |
80% | n = 25 | n = 34 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 |
70% | n = 32 | n = 44 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 |
60% | n = 44 | n = 60 | n = 3 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 |
50% | n = 62 | n = 86 | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 |
40% | n = 97 | n = 133 | n = 6 | n = 8 | n = 3 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 4 |
30% | n = 175 | n = 242 | n = 9 | n = 12 | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 6 |
20% | n = 383 | n = 530 | n = 20 | n = 27 | n = 8 | n = 10 | n = 9 | n = 12 |
Values are determined based on a one-tailed test, with α = 0.05 and different (1-β) powers