control: n = 12, reached the cut-off (censored) = 0, mean of recorded latencies = 25.19 s treated: n = 12, reached the cut-off (censored) = 3, mean of recorded latencies = 43.52 s Welch's t-test on recorded latencies (cut-off values treated as real): difference 18.33 s, p = 0.0113 Mann-Whitney test (cut-off values tied at the top): p = 0.0093 Kaplan-Meier median latency: control 21.2 s, treated 48.2 s Log-rank test: chi-square = 7.50, p = 0.0062 Log-normal survival (AFT) model: treated/control latency ratio 2.22 (95% CI 1.32 to 3.71), p = 0.0025