Comparison · NCT01864525-sae
Octanoic Acid 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 | 0 | 0.184 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.184 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0 | -0.184 | 0.184 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a group has no participants with the outcome | |||
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a cell of the two-by-two table is zero | |||
| Number needed to harm | from the risk difference interval | the two groups' risks are equal |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Octanoic Acid | Study phase 1 or 2, when participants were randomized to the 3-week intervention phase in which octanoic acid (the active drug) was taken once a day for 3 weeks. | 0 | 17 | EG001 |
| Group 2 | Placebo | Study phase 1 or 2, when participants were randomized to the 3-week intervention phase in which an inactive capsule (placebo or inactive drug) was taken once a day for 3 weeks. | 0 | 17 | EG000 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
For each participant, adverse event data were collected over approximately an 11 week period. This included data beginning with baseline testing in week 1, Phase 1 (placebo or octanoic acid condition) and continued through the week after post-test data was completed for Phase 2, on the final study visit (final nursing assessment visit).
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Effects of Octanoic Acid for Treatment of Essential Voice Tremor
- NCT number
- NCT01864525
- Phases
- PHASE1, PHASE2
- Conditions
- Essential Voice Tremor, Vocal Tremor, Voice Tremor, Essential Tremor of Voice
- Interventions
- Octanoic acid, Inactive capsule
- Lead sponsor
- Syracuse University
- Results first posted
- 2018-08-20
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01864525?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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