One male patient was non-compliant with the study protocol and susbsequently withdrew before completion of the study.
Five participants (two from the experimental group and three from the control group) dropped out before completion of the study for different reasons unrelated to the study.
Of the 252 personnel initially identified and sampled; 15 personnel were subsequently excluded as they had completed their conscript service and left the military before completion of the study.
> -wrap-foot> Twelve additional participants (nine migraineurs, three HCs) withdrew before completion of the study.
Thus, the endpoints were not published before completion of the study.
Two pigs died before completion of the study, making a total of 28 pigs weighing 26.2 ± 1.0 kg.
Twelve rats were dead within 30 postoperative days, and another 13 rats died before completion of the study.
To our knowledge, the omission of the physician- and nurse-staffed MECU units 2 months before completion of the study was the only change in organisation.
Patients who withdrew before completion of the study treatment or who were declared ineligible (n=9) were excluded from the primary analyses of toxicity and second look.
To correct for potential survival bias, the analysis excluded carriers who were diagnosed more than five years before completion of the study questionnaire.
