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The adverse effects are concerning, however, the lancet trial was underpowered and had to be stopped early because there weren't enough patients [0]. That's why
by vikramkr 7y ago
The adverse effects are concerning, however, the lancet trial was underpowered and had to be stopped early because there weren't enough patients [0]. That's why they say in their interpretation that even though they saw some numerical improvement in their results, larger trials are needed to evaluate statistical significance. The NIAID's trial is also a placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial and was adequately powered for reduction in recovery time, but didn't hit statistical significance at a p<.05 threshold for mortality rate.
[0]https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31023-0/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...