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DEX Group vs CTRL Group: 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 1000.0263wilson
Risk in group 2000.0262wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20-0.02620.0263newcombe 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 1DEX Groupparticipant who received dexmedetomidine0142EG000
Group 2CTRL Groupparticipants who recieved normal saline0143EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame
From the start of study drug infusion until 24 hours after the end of study drug infusion.

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Dexmedetomidine and Delirium in Patients After Cardiac Surgery
NCT number
NCT02267538
Phases
PHASE4
Conditions
Delirium, C.Surgical Procedure; Cardiac, Postoperative Complications
Interventions
dexmedetomidine hydrochloride for injection, 0.9% sodium chloride for injection
Lead sponsor
Peking University First Hospital
Results first posted
2018-02-05

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
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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