Comparison · NCT01985321-sae
Merlin - Ethanol/Glycolic Acid Solution vs Ethanol: 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 | 0.0409 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0 | 0.00000000000000000347 | 0.0442 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0 | -0.0442 | 0.0409 | 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
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 | Merlin - Ethanol/Glycolic Acid Solution | 36 applications over a 96 hour period~ethanol/glycolic acid solution: ethanol/glycolic acid solution | 0 | 90 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Ethanol | 36 applications over a 96 hour period | 0 | 83 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
All subjects were followed daily until their cold sore lesion reached Stage 7, reporting daily for a minimum of 3 days, with the last clinic visit at the time of complete healing or at 14 days, whichever was earlier.
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Safety and Efficacy of Merlin (Ethanol and Glycolic Acid Mixture) for the Treatment of Cold Sores
- NCT number
- NCT01985321
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Recurrent Herpes Labialis
- Interventions
- ethanol/glycolic acid solution, Placebo/Ethanol
- Lead sponsor
- Topical Remedy
- Results first posted
- 2015-05-28
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01985321?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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