highly significantP < .0001
The DSMB recommended to stop the trial enrolment on the basis of: (i) clear benefit in the primary endpoint in the ‘stratified treatment’ arm (observed difference in SAQSS between groups was highly significant [ t = 7.25, P < .0001], with the corresponding Z -score [6.42] exceeding the O’Brien–Fleming boundary [Z = 2.74], confirming the robustness of the result and a low risk of false-positive conclusion due to interim testing); (ii) a numerically higher rate of MACE in the ‘standard of care’ arm; (iii)