Comparison · NCT01763346-sae
Metformin vs Gastric Banding: 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 | 0.0513 | 0.0142 | 0.169 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.105 | 0.0417 | 0.241 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.054 | -0.195 | 0.0797 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.487 | 0.0947 | 2.51 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.459 | 0.079 | 2.67 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Metformin than on Gastric Banding | 18.5 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
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 | Metformin | subjects receiving metformin~Metformin: metformin 1000 mg bid | 2 | 39 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Gastric Banding | subjects receiving LAP-BAND~gastric banding: LAP-BAND | 4 | 38 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- 24 months
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Beta Cell Restoration Through Fat Mitigation
- NCT number
- NCT01763346
- Phases
- NA
- Conditions
- Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
- Interventions
- Metformin, gastric banding
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern California
- Results first posted
- 2019-10-21
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01763346?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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