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IFN Beta 1a 44 mcg TIW + Curcumin (BCM95) vs IFN Beta 1a 44 mcg TIW + 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 10.02630.004660.135wilson
Risk in group 2000.0876wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20.0263-0.06390.135newcombe 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 harm, for one more participant with a serious adverse event on IFN Beta 1a 44 mcg TIW + Curcumin (BCM95) than on IFN Beta 1a 44 mcg TIW + Placebo38from 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 1IFN Beta 1a 44 mcg TIW + Curcumin (BCM95)Subjects received 500 milligram (mg) curcumin orally twice a day along with IFN beta 1a 44 mcg subcutaneously TIW for approximately 24 months.138EG000
Group 2IFN Beta 1a 44 mcg TIW + PlaceboSubjects received placebo matched to curcumin orally twice a day along with IFN beta 1a 44 mcg subcutaneously TIW for approximately 24 months.040EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
Baseline up to Month 24

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Dietary Supplement of Curcumin in Subjects With Active Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Subcutaneous Interferon Beta 1a
NCT number
NCT01514370
Phases
PHASE2
Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
IFN beta 1a 44 mcg TIW, Curcumin, Placebo
Lead sponsor
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Results first posted
2019-01-22

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.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • 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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