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Zonisamide 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 1000.658wilson
Risk in group 20.50.09450.905wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2-0.5-0.9050.273newcombe 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 Zonisamide than on Placebo2from the risk difference intervalthe interval includes no difference

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Zonisamide
50-400 mg capsules once daily in the evening orally.~Maximum study duration 28 weeks comprising:~Baseline Period (Week -8 to Week 0): no treatment~Titration Period (Week 0 to Week 4): 50 mg daily titrated weekly until 300 mg was reached by Week 4~Maintenance Period (Week 4 to Week 16) 400 mg (or 350 mg in the event of dose limiting adverse events)~Down Titration Period (4 Weeks)
02EG000
Group 2Placebo
50-400 mg Zonisamide Placebo capsules once daily in the evening orally.~Maximum study duration 28 weeks comprising:~Baseline Period (Week -8 to Week 0): no treatment~Titration Period (Week 0 to Week 4): 50 mg Zonisamide Placebo daily titrated weekly until 300 mg was reached by Week 4~Maintenance Period (Week 4 to Week 16) 400 mg Zonisamide Placebo (or 350 mg in the event of dose limiting adverse events)~Down Titration Period (4 Weeks)
12EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Zonisamide in Myoclonic Seizures Associated With Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy
NCT number
NCT00693017
Phases
PHASE3
Conditions
Epilepsy
Interventions
Zonisamide, Placebo
Lead sponsor
Eisai Limited
Results first posted
2012-09-12

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

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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