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Table 3 Total sample sizes (both arms) for confirmed/probable bubonic cases

From: An open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial of the efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin versus streptomycin + ciprofloxacin in the treatment of bubonic plague (IMASOY): study protocol for a randomized control trial

Therapeutic response*

Margin (%), unilateral confidence interval of 2.5%, loss of 10%, power 90%

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

0.95

890

618

454

348

276

224

186

156

134

114

100

0.90

1684

1170

858

658

520

424

350

294

250

216

190

0.85

2384

1656

1216

932

736

596

494

416

354

306

268

0.80

2990

2076

1528

1170

926

750

618

520

444

384

334

0.75

3506

2434

1790

1370

1084

878

726

610

520

450

392

  1. *Proportion of “therapeutic response” in the streptomycin and ciprofloxacin group