Oxcarbazepine (Epilepsy)

Late intrauterine deaths (> 22 weeks)

R analysis
id Study   Lib. in paper Exposition period    Study type  Control type 
 
Tags OR 95%CI x1/n1 x0/n0 no cases no exposed ROB Ref.
S7959
R24146
AlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Stillbirth during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 7.80 [0.12;487.53] C
excluded (control group)
0/3   0/20 0 3
ref
S7957
R24118
AlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Stillbirth during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 3.00 [0.05;194.76] C 0/3   0/8 0 3
ref
S8084
R24703
Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Intrauterine fetal demise throughout pregnancy retrospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 1.86 [0.03;115.45] C
excluded (control group)
0/4   0/7 0 4
ref
S8075
R24643
Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Intrauterine fetal demise throughout pregnancy retrospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 6.14 [0.10;363.16] C 0/4   0/22 0 4
ref
S7816
R23214
Tomson (Oxcarbazepine), 2015 Stillbirths at least 1st trimester prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No 2.44 [0.49;12.16] C 2/262   6/1,910 8 262
ref
Total 3 studies 2.79 [0.68;11.38] 8 269
x1: number of endpoints among exposed, n1: number of exposed; x0: number of endpoints among non exposed, n0: number of non exposed; C: calculated odds ratio from numbers of events and effectives

Forest plot

StudyTE95% CIn casesn exposedweightROBABCDEF AlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020AlSheikh, 2020 1 3.00[0.05; 194.76]0311%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: moderateROB classification: unclearROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020Aydin, 2020 2 6.14[0.10; 363.16]0412%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: criticalROB classification: moderateROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Tomson (Oxcarbazepine), 2015Tomson, 2015 3 2.44[0.49; 12.16]826277%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (3 studies) I2 = 0% 2.79[0.68; 11.38]82690.920.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick; 2: Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick; 3: Oxcarbazepine;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 2.79[0.68; 11.38]82690%NAAlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Tomson (Oxcarbazepine), 2015 3 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 4.33[0.23; 80.02]-70%NAAlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 2 exposed to other treatment, sickexposed to other treatment, sick 2.44[0.49; 12.16]8262 -NATomson (Oxcarbazepine), 2015 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 2.79[0.68; 11.38]82690%NAAlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Tomson (Oxcarbazepine), 2015 3 All studiesAll studies 2.79[0.68; 11.38]82690%NAAlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Tomson (Oxcarbazepine), 2015 30.520.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Asymetry test p-value = NaN (by Egger's regression)

not enought points

p values plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 7959, 8084

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 4.33[0.23; 80.02]-70%NAAlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 2 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 2.71[0.66; 11.05]82690%NAAlSheikh (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Aydin (Oxcarbazepine) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Tomson (Oxcarbazepine), 2015 30.510.01.0