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Amitriptyline Immediate vs Amitriptyline Delayed: 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 100.00000000000000001390.138wilson
Risk in group 2000.129wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20-0.1290.138newcombe 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

Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Amitriptyline Immediate
The Immediate group will begin study drug immediately after enrollment. Immediate Drug participants will be started on one 10 mg capsule each evening. The dosage will be adjusted upwards to 25 mg daily for Week 2 to a maximum of 50 mg daily by Week 3.
024EG000
Group 2Amitriptyline Delayed
The Delayed group will start the study drug at the Day 30 visit on one 10 mg capsule each evening to assess whether there is any cognitive impact of the medication (comparing to those who started immediately after enrollment. The dosage will be adjusted upwards to 25 mg daily for Week 2 to a maximum of 50 mg daily by Week 3.
026EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
Adverse events were collected throughout the duration of medication usage at baseline, then at day 30, day 60, and at day 90 when medication was discontinued.

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Amitriptyline to Prevent Headache After Traumatic Brain Injury
NCT number
NCT01856270
Phases
PHASE2
Conditions
Brain Injuries, Post-Traumatic Headache
Interventions
Amitriptyline
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Results first posted
2017-12-22

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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