Comparison · NCT01365819-sae
Sugar Pill vs Varenicline: 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 | 0.0000000000000000139 | 0.133 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0 | -0.125 | 0.133 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a group has no participants with the outcome | |||
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a cell of the two-by-two table is zero | |||
| Number needed to harm | from the risk difference interval | the two groups' risks are equal |
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 | Sugar Pill | Placebo~Placebo: Placebo dose will start at 0.5 mg (sugar pill) daily for days 1-3, followed by 0.5 mg twice daily for days 4-7, followed by 1 mg twice daily from day 8 until completion of the medication period (end of week 9). | 0 | 25 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Varenicline | Varenicline (Chantix (R))~Varenicline: Varenicline dosing will follow that which has been shown to be effective for cigarette smoking cessation. Varenicline dose will start at 0.5 mg daily for days 1-3, followed by 0.5 mg twice daily for days 4-7, followed by 1 mg twice daily from day 8 until completion of the medication period (end of week 9). | 0 | 27 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- Adverse event data were collected during the course of the clinical trial, which included 2 weeks of screening, 9 weeks of medication and 4 weeks of follow-up.
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Varenicline for Methamphetamine Dependence
- NCT number
- NCT01365819
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Methamphetamine Dependence, Substance Abuse, Methamphetamine Abuse
- Interventions
- Varenicline, Placebo
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Results first posted
- 2017-02-24
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01365819?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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