Comparison · NCT02379637-a34790cd
A N-acetylcysteine vs B Placebo: Safety of Daily Dose of NAC (Number of Patients With Adverse Advents)
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
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ConductScience Library. A N-acetylcysteine vs B Placebo: Safety of Daily Dose of NAC (Number of Patients With Adverse Advents). Trial comparisons, record NCT02379637-a34790cd. Release trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0, 23 Mar 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/comparisons/NCT02379637-a34790cd
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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 | 0.114 | 0.0454 | 0.26 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.114 | 0.0454 | 0.26 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0 | -0.161 | 0.161 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 1 | 0.271 | 3.69 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 1 | 0.229 | 4.36 | log | |
| Number needed to treat | 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 | A N-acetylcysteine | N-acetylcysteine~N-acetylcysteine | 4 | 35 | OG000 |
| Group 2 | B Placebo | Placebo~Placebo | 4 | 35 | OG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcome
- Type
- SECONDARY
- Title
- Safety of Daily Dose of NAC (Number of Patients With Adverse Advents)
- Description
- Number of patients with adverse advents
- Time frame
- 7 Days
- Population
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the Treatment of the Common Cold and Cough
- NCT number
- NCT02379637
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Common Cold Associated With Cough
- Interventions
- N-acetylcysteine, Placebo
- Lead sponsor
- Novartis
- Results first posted
- 2016-07-11
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02379637?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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