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Participants Taking NAC vs Participants Taking Placebo: Parent Satisfaction Rating

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 110.2071wilson
Risk in group 210.2071wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20-0.7930.793newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2111log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2loga cell of the two-by-two table is zero
Number needed to treatfrom the risk difference intervalthe two groups' risks are equal

Groups2

Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Participants Taking NAC
Participants randomized to the active treatment study arm received gradually increasing doses of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) given as a dissolving tablet in juice or water. NAC is an over-the-counter oral dietary supplement that was used at a higher than usual doses in this study.~N-acetylcysteine: Participants started taking 900mg of NAC once per day for one week (study days 1-7). At Day 7, parents (or primary caregiver) and subjects returned to the study site to review adverse events.~In the absence of dose limiting adverse events attributable to the study drug, the dose was gradually increased to 900 mg twice per day for study days 8-28.~If this dose was well-tolerated, the dose was increased to 900 three times per day for study days 29-63.
11OG000
Group 2Participants Taking Placebo
Participants randomized to placebo received dissolving tablets identical in size and appearance to the active treatment. Placebo capsules contained inactive ingredients.~Placebo: Participants started taking 900mg of the placebo once per day for one week (study days 1-7). At Day 7, parents (or primary caregiver) and subjects returned to the study site to review adverse events. The dosing for the placebo was increased in the same fashion as the active treatment.~In the absence of dose limiting adverse events attributable to the study drug, the dose was gradually increased to 900 mg twice per day for study days 8-28.~If this dose was well-tolerated, the dose was increased to 900 three times per day for study days 29-63.
11OG001

Outcome

Type
PRIMARY
Title
Parent Satisfaction Rating
Description
Goal: at least 80% of parents will agree or strongly agree when asked in an anonymous survey that they would recommend the study and the study treatment to other parents of children with ASD and SIB.
Time frame
Week 9 (at the end of the study intervention)
Population

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
A Feasibility Study of N-acetylcysteine for Self-injurious Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
NCT number
NCT03008889
Phases
PHASE2
Conditions
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Interventions
N-acetylcysteine, Placebo
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Results first posted
2020-12-16

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
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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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