Comparison · NCT00237718-sae
ALA and Vitamin E 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.
| Measure | Value | 95% interval, lower | 95% interval, upper | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk in group 1 | 0.275 | 0.212 | 0.349 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.315 | 0.249 | 0.39 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.0402 | -0.138 | 0.0589 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.873 | 0.623 | 1.22 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.824 | 0.511 | 1.33 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on ALA and Vitamin E than on Placebo | 24.9 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | ALA and Vitamin E | 600 mg (2 pills 300 mg each) of alpha lipoic acid (ALA) and 666 IU (1 pill) of mixed (alpha, gamma, beta and delta) tocopherols (Vitamin E) taken orally on a daily basis for 6 months | 44 | 160 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Placebo | placebo for ALA (2 pills) and for Vitamin E (1 pill) taken orally on a daily basis for 6 months | 52 | 165 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- 6 months
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Provision of Antioxidant Therapy in Hemodialysis (PATH) Study
- NCT number
- NCT00237718
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- End-stage Renal Disease
- Interventions
- Alpha, gamma, beta, and delta (mixed) tocopherols, Alpha lipoic acid, Placebo, Placebo
- Lead sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
- Results first posted
- 2011-10-05
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00237718?tab=results
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
Sources 2
- 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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