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Table 2 Prolongation of pregnancy required to introduce new treatment into practice

From: Is it possible to estimate the minimal clinically important treatment effect needed to change practice in preterm birth prevention? Results of an obstetrician survey used to support the design of a trial

 

Treatment used in clinical practice

Prolongation of

pregnancy

required to

change practice

Progesterone PV in

multiples

(n = 544)

Progesterone IM in

singletons

(n = 544)

Cerclage

(n = 544)

1 week

165 (31.5%)

138 (26.5%)

62 (11.9%)

2 weeks

207 (39.6%)

216 (41.5%)

131 (25.2%)

3 weeks

151 (28.9%)

167 (32.1%)

326 (62.8%)

Missing

21

23

25