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Table 4 Sample size to detect a minimum acceptable efficacy (p0) of 0.80 using a two-sided Exact binomial test for difference assuming alpha = 5% and power = 80%*

From: Phase II trial evaluating the clinical efficacy of cefixime for treatment of active syphilis in non-pregnant women in Brazil (CeBra)

Anticipated efficacy P

Sample size *

Effective sample size (20% inflated) n

0.86

316

395

0.87

225

282

0.88

173

217

0.89

131

164

0.90

107

134

0.91

88

110

0.92

69

87

0.93

55

69

0.94

48

60

0.95

41

52

0.96

34

43

0.97

26

33

0.98

26

33

0.99

17

22