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Tamsulosin vs Placebo: 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.

MeasureValue95% interval, lower95% interval, upperMethodNote
Risk in group 1000.0897wilson
Risk in group 2000.07wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20-0.070.0897newcombe 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 harmfrom the risk difference intervalthe two groups' risks are equal

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Tamsulosin
Participants randomized to this arm will receive 0.4 mg/day tamsulosin hydrochloride from 5 days prior to the operation until hospital discharge.~Tamsulosin hydrochloride: Participants will receive 0.4 mg/day tamsulosin hydrochloride from 5 days prior to the operation until hospital discharge.
039EG000
Group 2Placebo
Participants randomized to this arm will receive a daily placebo capsule matching the active study drug from 5 days prior to the operation until hospital discharge.~Placebo: The placebo capsule matching the active study drug will be given daily from 5 days prior to the operation until hospital discharge.
051EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, all-cause mortality
Time frame
Adverse events were collected from baseline to first follow-up postop (approximately 3 months) on all participants.

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Use of Tamsulosin to Reduce the Incidence and Duration of Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Spine Surgery
NCT number
NCT01568918
Phases
PHASE3
Conditions
Postoperative Urinary Retention
Interventions
Tamsulosin hydrochloride, Placebo
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Results first posted
2024-05-30

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
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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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