Included RCTTable 75: Flow of participants in the included RCT Trial Number recruited Excluded (missing data, Lost to follow up (e.g. consent withdrawal etc.) transferred to another Analysed hospital) Bowns, 2006 A total of 500 patients per group needed Teledermatology out of Teledermatology Teledermatology to be recruited based on a standard N=111 N=92 outpatient treatment plan concordance of Withdrew before data Lost to follow-up (n = 1) Clinical dermatology 90% with an independent specialist, using collection began (n = 4) N=73 a one-sided significance level of 0.05 and Formally withdrew later Clinical dermatology allowing a loss to follow-up of 10% of (n = 3) Of these, 92/111 (83%) of Lost to follow-up (n = 10) patients. Research IDs were randomised the intervention group prior to recruiting. Failed to attend second and 73/98 (75%) of the opinion (n = 11) Teledermatology control group had N=111; sufficient data for the clinical dermatology Clinical dermatology out of analysis of the main N=98 N=98 study outcomes Withdrew before data collection began (n = 3) Formally withdrew later (n = 8) Failed to attend second opinion (n = 3)
Included RCTTable 75: Flow of participants in the included RCT Trial Number recruited Excluded (missing data, consent withdrawal etc.) Lost to follow up (e.g. transferred to another hospital) Analysed Bowns, 2006 A total of 500 patients per group needed to be recruited based on a standard outpatient treatment plan concordance of 90% with an independent specialist, using a one-sided significance level of 0.05 and allowing a loss to follow-up of 10% of patients. Research IDs were randomised prior to recruiting. Teledermatology N=111; clinical dermatology N=98 Teledermatology out of N=111 Withdrew before data collection began (n = 4) Formally withdrew later (n = 3) Failed to attend second opinion (n = 11) Clinical dermatology out of N=98 Withdrew before data collection began (n = 3) Formally withdrew later (n = 8) Failed to attend second opinion (n = 3) Teledermatology Lost to follow-up (n = 1) Clinical dermatology Lost to follow-up (n = 10) Teledermatology N=92 Clinical dermatology N=73 Of these, 92/111 (83%) of the intervention group and 73/98 (75%) of the control group had sufficient data for the analysis of the main study outcomes