Table 2 Description of the adverse events (AEs) possibly related to treatment, and of the subjects having developed such AEs in the three treatment arms

From: Safety and efficacy of 3- and 5-day regimens of levamisole in loiasis: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial

Adverse events (AE)

PLA (N = 30)

LEV-3 (N = 33)

LEV-5 (N = 29)

P value

Total No. of AEs

23

29

17

 

No. (%) of subjects with at least one AE

18 (60.0)

24 (72.7)

12 (41.4)

0.047a

Median onset, days b (range)

1.5 (0–12)

0 (0–3)

1 (0–12)

0.132c

Mean onset, days b (SD)

2.2 (3.4)

0.7 (1.1)

1.9 (3.3)

 

Median duration, days b (IQR)

0.5 (0–5)

0 (0–3)

2 (0–10)

0.182c

Severity of AEs

 Grade 1 AE

13 (72.2)

17 (70.8)

9 (75.0)

0.999a

 Grade 2 AE

5 (27.8)

7 (29.2)

3 (25.0)

 

 Grade 3 & 4 AE

0

0

0

 
  1. IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation.
  2. a Fisher’s exact test calculated only on individuals who have reported an AE.
  3. b Clinical AEs were reported up to 30 days.
  4. cKruskall-Wallis non-parametric test.