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Caffeine Arm vs Placebo Arm: 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 1000.0857wilson
Risk in group 2000.0838wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20-0.08380.0857newcombe 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 1Caffeine Arm
Subjects randomized to this arm will receive blinded Caffeine citrate.~Caffeine citrate: Enrolled subjects will be randomized to receive a study drug consisting of either blinded Caffeine citrate.~Randomization and study drug preparation will be done by the NICU pharmacy. Investigators and clinicians will be blinded to the assigned drug.~After randomization, an initial loading dose of 20 mg/Kg of study drug will be followed by a 5 mg/Kg/day maintenance dose. The assigned study drug will be administered intravenous or orally as determined by the clinical team.~Infants will continue to receive the study drug until 12 hours prior to the first elective extubation.
041EG000
Group 2Placebo Arm
Subjects randomized to this arm will receive blinded Placebo (equivalent volume of normal saline).~Normal saline: Enrolled subjects will be randomized to receive a study drug consisting of blinded Placebo (equivalent volume of normal saline).~Randomization and study drug preparation will be done by the NICU pharmacy. Investigators and clinicians will be blinded to the assigned drug.~After randomization, an initial loading dose of 20 mg/Kg of study drug will be followed by a 5 mg/Kg/day maintenance dose. The assigned study drug will be administered intravenous or orally as determined by the clinical team.~Infants will continue to receive the study drug until 12 hours prior to the first elective extubation.
042EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Caffeine to Reduce Mechanical Ventilation in Preterm Infants
NCT number
NCT01751724
Phases
NA
Conditions
Prematurity, Apnea, Respiratory Failure
Interventions
Caffeine citrate, Normal saline
Lead sponsor
University of Miami
Results first posted
2017-06-19

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
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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