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Table 2 Summary of results from a two-stage randomised trial of medical vs. surgical treatment

From: Estimation of treatment preference effects in clinical trials when some participants are indifferent to treatment choice

Actual treatment

 

Choice arm (Total sample size = m)

Random arm (Total sample size = n)

  

Chose medical

Chose surgical

Undecided (and randomised)

 

Medical

Sample size

19

 

45

49

Mean

16.6

 

18.4

17.2

SD

8.7

 

10.7

5.2

Surgical

Sample size

 

21

45

48

Mean

 

5.9

4.3

5.1

SD

 

7.2

5.2

7.7