Table 2 Reasons for withdrawal or dropout
Group A (Active treatment group) | Group B (Sham-controlled group) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients lost to follow-up | Reason | Patients lost to follow-up | Reason | |
During treatment (weeks 0–2) | 1 | Not adhering to the prescribed intervention | 1 | Not adhering to the prescribed intervention |
During follow-up (weeks 2–10) | 2 | Too busy to complete follow-up | 1 | Too busy to complete follow-up |
1 | Admitted to the hospital for appendectomy | 2 | Went abroad for business or tour | |