Comparison · NCT03338400-3687d0cf
Normal Saline vs Dexamethasone: Nausea, Vomiting
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.
| Measure | Value | 95% interval, lower | 95% interval, upper | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk in group 1 | 0.0833 | 0.0232 | 0.258 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.0909 | 0.0253 | 0.278 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.00758 | -0.204 | 0.179 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.917 | 0.141 | 5.96 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.909 | 0.117 | 7.07 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with the outcome on Normal Saline than on Dexamethasone | 132 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Normal Saline | Postoperative nausea scale | 2 | 24 | OG000 |
| Group 2 | Dexamethasone | Postoperative nausea scale | 2 | 22 | OG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcome
- Type
- SECONDARY
- Title
- Nausea, Vomiting
- Description
- Clinically important nausea \>50
- Time frame
- 24 hrs
- Population
- patients with \>50 on nausea scale
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Dexamethasone Administration To Improve Patient Recovery In Ambulatory Vaginal Prolapse Surgery: Is There A Role?
- NCT number
- NCT03338400
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Quality of Recovery, Same Day Surgery, Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative, Vaginal Prolapse
- Interventions
- Dexamethasone, Normal saline
- Lead sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
- Results first posted
- 2019-05-10
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03338400?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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