Comparison · NCT00790582-deaths
Lithium Carbonate vs Historical Controls: deaths from any cause
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 | 0.128 | 0.0781 | 0.204 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.177 | 0.134 | 0.229 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.0483 | -0.121 | 0.0384 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.727 | 0.416 | 1.27 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.687 | 0.359 | 1.31 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer death from any cause on Lithium Carbonate than on Historical Controls | 20.7 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Lithium Carbonate | Treated Patients | 14 | 109 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Historical Controls | Placebo Patients | 44 | 249 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, all-cause mortality
- Time frame
- Adverse events were recorded for the duration of the trial (1 year).
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- A Multi-Center Controlled Screening Trial of Safety and Efficacy of Lithium Carbonate in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- NCT number
- NCT00790582
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Interventions
- lithium carbonate
- Lead sponsor
- Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center
- Results first posted
- 2020-10-30
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00790582?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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