Table 2 Primary outcome of patients at the follow-up according to intention to treat and per-protocol analysis principles
Outcome | Intention to treat analysis | Per–protocol analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention n = 227 | Control n = 209 | Intervention n = 187 | Control n = 198 | |
Treatment outcome | ||||
Success | 206 (90.8%) | 195 (93.3%) | 172 (92.0%) | 184 (92.9%) |
Lost to follow-up | 16 (7.0%) | 10 (4.8%) | 12 (6.4%) | 10 (5.0%) |
Failure | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Death | 3 (1.3%) | 3 (1.4%) | 3 (1.6%) | 3 (1.5%) |
Not evaluated | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.5%) |