Comparison · NCT03885661-sae
Icosapent Ethyl vs Usual Care: 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 | 0.0000000000000000278 | 0.242 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.324 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | 0 | -0.324 | 0.242 | 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 harm | from the risk difference interval | the two groups' risks are equal |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Group 2 names the comparator: usual care.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Icosapent Ethyl | Icosapent ethyl with a total daily dose of 4 grams, as 2 x 1 gram capsules by mouth twice daily, against a statin background~Icosapent Ethyl 1000 MG \[Vascepa\]: Icosapent ethyl is an ethyl ester of the omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The empirical formula of icosapent ethyl is C22H34O2 and the molecular weight is 330.51. The chemical name for icosapent ethyl is ethyl all-cis-5,8,11,14,17-icosapentaenoate. | 0 | 12 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Usual Care | Statin background | 0 | 8 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, serious adverse events
- Time frame
- 12 weeks after subjects received their first daily dose of study drug or usual care.
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Vascepa to Accelerate Lipoprotein Uptake and Elimination
- NCT number
- NCT03885661
- Phases
- PHASE1
- Conditions
- Lipid Disorder, Triglycerides High, Dyslipidemias
- Interventions
- Icosapent Ethyl 1000 MG [Vascepa]
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Results first posted
- 2021-11-11
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03885661?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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