Comparison · NCT03733132-sae
Metformin 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 | 0 | 0.161 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.05 | 0.00888 | 0.236 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.05 | -0.236 | 0.116 | 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 fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Metformin than on Placebo | 20 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Group 2 names the comparator: placebo.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Metformin | Participants in Metformin group received an escalating dose of Metformin hydrochloride tablets up to a dose of 2500mg for 10 months.~Metformin Hydrochloride: Metformin treatment of 2500mg for 10 months in the Metformin group | 0 | 20 | EG001 |
| Group 2 | Placebo | Participants in the placebo group received Placebo Oral Tablets identical to the metformin tablets for 10 months.~Placebo Oral Tablet: Placebo treatment of identical tablets to metformin group | 1 | 20 | EG000 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- 9 months
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Metformin Effect on Brain Function in Insulin Resistant Elderly People
- NCT number
- NCT03733132
- Phases
- PHASE2
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal
- Interventions
- Metformin Hydrochloride, Placebo Oral Tablet
- Lead sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Results first posted
- 2024-06-18
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03733132?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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