Comparison · NCT03472495-2dc83025
Oral Immediate Release Diltiazem vs Continuous Infusion IV Diltiazem: Adverse Event Rate
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
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ConductScience Library. Oral Immediate Release Diltiazem vs Continuous Infusion IV Diltiazem: Adverse Event Rate. Trial comparisons, record NCT03472495-2dc83025. Release trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0, 23 Mar 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/comparisons/NCT03472495-2dc83025
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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 | 0.125 | 0.0224 | 0.471 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0 | 0.0000000000000000278 | 0.39 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0.125 | -0.279 | 0.471 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a group has no participants with the outcome | |||
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | log | a cell of the two-by-two table is zero | |||
| Number needed to treat, for one more participant with the outcome on Oral Immediate Release Diltiazem than on Continuous Infusion IV Diltiazem | 8 | 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 | Oral Immediate Release Diltiazem | Diltiazem immediate release 60mg orally once (Diltiazem oral product)~Diltiazem Oral Product: Diltiazem Immediate Release 60 MG PO Q6H (30 MG PO Q6H if patient is \<60 kg) | 1 | 8 | OG000 |
| Group 2 | Continuous Infusion IV Diltiazem | Diltiazem 2.5-5 mg/hour intravenous Titrate by 1.25 mg every 15-60 minutes. Maximum titration dose 15 mg/hour. Titration Goal of HR \<110 (Diltiazem Injectable Product)~Diltiazem Injectable Product: Diltiazem Continuous Infusion Titrated | 0 | 6 | OG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcome
- Type
- SECONDARY
- Title
- Adverse Event Rate
- Description
Number of participants with heart rate or blood pressure adverse events: Heart rate \< 60 beats/min, or systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg requiring intervention (intravenous fluid bolus, vasopressors, medication discontinuation)
- Time frame
- 4 hrs
- Population
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Oral vs Intravenous Diltiazem for Rapid Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Trial
- NCT number
- NCT03472495
- Phases
- PHASE4
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
- Interventions
- Diltiazem Oral Product, Diltiazem Injectable Product
- Lead sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Results first posted
- 2023-03-01
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03472495?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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