Comparison · NCT01690000-sae
Melatonin1+3 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 | 0.125 | 0.0546 | 0.261 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.171 | 0.0853 | 0.313 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.0457 | -0.204 | 0.115 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.732 | 0.253 | 2.12 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.694 | 0.201 | 2.4 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Melatonin1+3 than on Placebo | 21.9 | 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 | Melatonin1+3 | Melatonin: 1 or 3 mg of melatonin PO each night for 12 months | 5 | 40 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Placebo | Identical placebo given nightly for 12 months | 7 | 41 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- 12 months (entire study period)
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Treatment of Osteopenia With Melatonin
- NCT number
- NCT01690000
- Phases
- NA
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis
- Interventions
- Melatonin
- Lead sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Results first posted
- 2016-05-06
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01690000?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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