Comparison · NCT03367156-sae
Dexamethasone vs Placebo: 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.
| Measure | Value | 95% interval, lower | 95% interval, upper | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk in group 1 | 0.282 | 0.198 | 0.386 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.0698 | 0.024 | 0.186 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0.213 | 0.0687 | 0.326 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 4.05 | 1.29 | 12.7 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 5.25 | 1.48 | 18.6 | log | |
| Number needed to harm, for one more participant with a serious adverse event on Dexamethasone than on Placebo | 4.7 | 3.07 | 14.6 | from the risk difference interval |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Dexamethasone | Participants were given 2 capsules (4mg each) by mouth twice daily (day1-day7), then 1 capsule twice daily for the next 7 days (day 8-day 14). | 24 | 85 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Placebo | Placebo capsules were given 2 capsules (4mg each) by mouth twice daily (day1-day7), then 1 capsule twice daily for the next 7 days (day 8-day 14). | 3 | 43 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- Day 0 to Day 14
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Dexamethasone in Controlling Dyspnea in Patients With Cancer
- NCT number
- NCT03367156
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Dyspnea, Malignant Neoplasm
- Interventions
- Dexamethasone, Placebo, Questionnaire Administration
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Results first posted
- 2022-12-21
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03367156?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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