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Indacaterol 150 μg vs Tiotropium 18 μg: 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 10.02770.01840.0416wilson
Risk in group 20.03750.02640.0531wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2-0.00984-0.0280.00795newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 20.7380.4291.27log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 20.730.4181.28log
Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Indacaterol 150 μg than on Tiotropium 18 μg102from the risk difference intervalthe interval includes no difference

Groups2

Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Indacaterol 150 μg
Participants received indacaterol 150 μg delivered via a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI) plus placebo to tiotropium delivered via the manufacturer's proprietary inhalation device (HandiHaler®) once daily in the morning. Participants were permitted to take salbutamol/albuterol as a rescue medication.
22794EG000
Group 2Tiotropium 18 μg
Participants received tiotropium 18 μg delivered via the manufacturer's proprietary inhalation device (HandiHaler®) plus placebo to indacaterol delivered via a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI) once daily in the morning. Participants were permitted to take salbutamol/albuterol as a rescue medication.
30799EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
12 weeks

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
A Study to Compare the Lung Effect of Indacaterol and Tiotropium in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
NCT number
NCT00900731
Phases
PHASE3
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Interventions
Indacaterol 150 μg, Tiotropium 18 μg, Placebo to indacaterol, Placebo to tiotropium
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Results first posted
2011-08-19

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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