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Hydroxyurea 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 10.1980.1310.289wilson
Risk in group 20.3610.2720.46wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2-0.163-0.283-0.0362newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 20.5490.3390.888log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 20.4370.2280.838log
Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Hydroxyurea than on Placebo6.143.5427.6from the risk difference interval

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1HydroxyureaParticipants were to receive hydroxyurea.1996EG000
Group 2PlaceboParticipants were to receive placebo.3597EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
From randomization through study completion, an average of 1.93 years.

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Hydroxyurea to Prevent Organ Damage in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
NCT number
NCT00006400
Phases
PHASE3
Conditions
Hematologic Diseases, Anemia, Sickle Cell
Interventions
Hydroxyurea, Placebo
Lead sponsor
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Results first posted
2020-08-19

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
Each source's terms
  • 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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