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Metformin + Voglibose 0.2 mg vs Metformin + Acarbose 50 mg: serious adverse events

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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ConductScience Library. Metformin + Voglibose 0.2 mg vs Metformin + Acarbose 50 mg: serious adverse events. Trial comparisons, record NCT02049814-sae. Release trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0, 23 Mar 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/comparisons/NCT02049814-sae

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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 10.01210.004120.035wilson
Risk in group 20.02040.008750.0469wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2-0.00831-0.0360.0173newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 20.5930.1432.45log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 20.5880.1392.49log
Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Metformin + Voglibose 0.2 mg than on Metformin + Acarbose 50 mg120from 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 + Voglibose 0.2 mg
Metformin tablets, at the maximum tolerated dose ≥1000 mg/day, orally, for 12 weeks, in addition to voglibose 0.2 mg, tablets, orally, three times daily, for Weeks 1 and 2, followed by voglibose 0.3 mg, tablets, orally, three times daily, Weeks 3 through 12.
3248EG000
Group 2Metformin + Acarbose 50 mg
Metformin tablets, at the maximum tolerated dose ≥1000 mg/day, orally, for 12 weeks, in addition to acarbose 50 mg, tablets, orally, three times daily, Weeks 1 and 2, then acarbose 100 mg, tablets, orally, three times daily, Weeks 3 through 12.
5245EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
Up to Week 14

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Efficacy and Safety of Voglibose Compared With Acarbose in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT number
NCT02049814
Phases
PHASE4
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Metformin, Voglibose, Acarbose
Lead sponsor
Takeda
Results first posted
2019-02-04

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.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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