Comparison · NCT01233609-sae
Valproic Acid 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 | 0.0652 | 0.0224 | 0.175 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.0455 | 0.0126 | 0.151 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0.0198 | -0.0945 | 0.134 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 1.43 | 0.252 | 8.18 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 1.47 | 0.233 | 9.22 | log | |
| Number needed to harm, for one more participant with a serious adverse event on Valproic Acid than on Placebo | 50.6 | 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 | Valproic Acid | Subjects who receive valproic acid~Valproic Acid: One to four 250mg softgels by mouth daily (dose determined by body weight) | 3 | 46 | EG001 |
| Group 2 | Placebo | Subjects who receive placebo~Placebo: Dosage per subject weight- same schedule as the active comparator | 2 | 44 | EG000 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- Treatment emergent adverse events are defined as those that occur between the first dose of study drug and the last dose of study drug plus 7 days.
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Trial of Oral Valproic Acid for Retinitis Pigmentosa
- NCT number
- NCT01233609
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Interventions
- Valproic Acid, Placebo
- Lead sponsor
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Results first posted
- 2017-12-02
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01233609?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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