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Orlistat vs Placebo: serious adverse events

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Measures6

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

MeasureValue95% interval, lower95% interval, upperMethodNote
Risk in group 100.000000000000000003470.037wilson
Risk in group 20.020.00550.07wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2-0.02-0.070.0197newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2loga group has no participants with the outcome
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2loga cell of the two-by-two table is zero
Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Orlistat than on Placebo50from the risk difference intervalthe interval includes no difference

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Orlistat
Orlistat 120 mg TID for 6 months plus a behavioral weight loss program Orlistat : Subjects receive drug for 6 months plus a 12 week intensive behavioral weight los program. Subjects return for monthly visits for 3 more months.
0100EG000
Group 2Placebo
Matching placebo 120 mg TID x 6 months plus a behavioral weight loss program Placebo : Subjects receive drug for 6 months plus a 12 week intensive behavioral weight los program. Subjects return for monthly visits for 3 more months.
2100EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
6 months of randomized treatment

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Safety and Efficacy of Xenical in Children and Adolescents With Obesity-Related Diseases
NCT number
NCT00001723
Phases
PHASE2
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Metabolic Disease, Obesity, Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Interventions
Orlistat, Placebo
Lead sponsor
Jack Yanovski
Results first posted
2012-12-18

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
Tables read
outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.

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