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Table 10 Required sample sizes (per arm) to detect different treatment effects on EEG outcome measures in Aβ + MCI or AD dementia patients, in a hypothetical trial of 1- or 2-year duration, at 80% power

From: Longitudinal resting-state EEG in amyloid-positive patients along the Alzheimer’s disease continuum: considerations for clinical trials

Subjects

Region

Frequency band

Measure

Sample size (50% less deterioration)

Sample size (stabilization)

Sample size (50% improvement)

    

1 year

2 years

1 year

2 years

1 year

2 years

MCI

Temporal

Theta

Relative power

551

139

139

36

62

17

Parieto-occipital

Beta

Relative power

2525

632

632

159

282

71

AD dementia

Parieto-occipital

-

Peak frequency

1023

235

235

62

108

28

Temporal

Theta

PE

3436

1023

1023

257

429

115