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Metformin Alone vs Glargine Followed by Metformin: 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 10.1060.04630.226wilson
Risk in group 20.04550.01260.151wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20.0609-0.06080.185newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 22.340.47811.4log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 22.50.45913.6log
Number needed to harm, for one more participant with a serious adverse event on Metformin Alone than on Glargine Followed by Metformin16.4from 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 1Metformin AloneMetformin was titrated beginning at 500 mg/day to the maximum dose tolerated (up to 2000 mg/day).547EG000
Group 2Glargine Followed by Metformin
Basal insulin glargine was titrated to achieve a morning fasting blood glucose of 85-95 mg/dl and continued through 3 months after which metformin was titrated as in the Metformin alone arm and continued for 9 months.
244EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
Throughout the 21 month study period

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
RISE Pediatric Medication Study
NCT number
NCT01779375
Phases
PHASE3
Conditions
Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Interventions
Metformin, Glargine
Lead sponsor
RISE Study Group
Results first posted
2018-10-09

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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