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Rescue Course of Betamethasone or Dexamethasone vs Placebo (Normal Saline): serious adverse events

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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 10.07810.05790.105wilson
Risk in group 20.08170.06080.109wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2-0.00355-0.03750.0302newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 20.9570.631.45log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 20.9530.6051.5log
Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Rescue Course of Betamethasone or Dexamethasone than on Placebo (Normal Saline)282from the risk difference intervalthe interval includes no difference

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Rescue Course of Betamethasone or Dexamethasone
Receive 2nd Rescue Course = Study drug (betamethasone or dexamethasone. If Dexamethasone, administered 6 mg IM q 12 hours x 4 doses total. If Betamethasone was used, 2 doses of 12 mg of betamethasone was given intramuscularly (IM) 24 hours apart.
40512EG000
Group 2Placebo (Normal Saline)
Placebo consisted of quantity sufficient of Normal Saline with preservatives, Benzylalcohol and Benzylbenzoate.~The research subject received 2 doses of pharmacy prepared placebo (2ml normal saline)to conceal administration of dexamethasone or if to conceal betamethasone, 2 doses of Placebo (2ml normal saline) given IM 24 hours apart.
41502EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
4 years and (&) 9 months

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
A Randomized Trial Comparing the Impact of One Versus Two Courses of Antenatal Steroids (ACS) on Neonatal Outcome
NCT number
NCT00201643
Phases
PHASE4
Conditions
Preterm Delivery
Interventions
Betamethasone or Dexamethasone (2nd course of ACS), Placebo
Lead sponsor
Obstetrix Medical Group
Results first posted
2011-03-01

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
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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.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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