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Dexmedetomidine vs Placebo: serious adverse events

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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 10.05330.03510.0801wilson
Risk in group 20.02050.01040.0399wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20.03280.006170.0614newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 22.61.165.8log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 22.691.186.15log
Number needed to harm, for one more participant with a serious adverse event on Dexmedetomidine than on Placebo30.516.3162from the risk difference interval

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Dexmedetomidine
Dexmedetomidine infusion, without a bolus dose, (or a comparable volume of placebo) will be initiated before the surgical incision at a rate of 0.1 mcg/kg/hr at the end of bypass, the dose will be increased to 0.2 mcg/kg/hr. Postoperatively patients will continue to receive the study medication at a rate of 0.4mcg/kg/hr. The study medication infusion will be continued for a total of 24 hours from the initial administration time intra-operatively.~Dexmedetomidine: Dexmedetomidine
21394EG000
Group 2Placebonormal saline administration matching dexmedetomidine rate of infusion.~Placebo: Normal saline administration matching dexmedetomidine rate of infusion8390EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
5 days

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Ancillary Effects of Dexmedetomidine Sedation After Cardiac Surgery
NCT number
NCT02004613
Phases
PHASE4
Conditions
Heart Disease
Interventions
Dexmedetomidine, Placebo
Lead sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Results first posted
2021-04-06

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

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  • 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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