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. 2016 Feb 5;2016(2):CD008919. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008919.pub2

Doruk 2008.

Methods Allocation: randomised.
Blindness: double‐blind
Duration: 12 weeks.
Setting: outpatients, Turkey.
Design: parallel.
Participants Diagnosis: schizophrenia (SCID), treatment‐resistant.
 N = 46.
 Sex: 17F, 29M.
 Age: average 30 years (Ginko EGb), 32 years (placebo).
Interventions 1. Ginkgo EGb, 120 mg/day. N = 23. 
 2. Placebo. N = 23.
 Stable neuroleptic medication: clozapine.
Outcomes Leaving the study early.
Mental state: BRPS, SAPS, SANS change scores.
Unable to use: adverse effects (not reported).
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Random allocation, no details.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No details.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Blinded rater.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Four people who left early were excluded from analysis.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Main outcomes reported.
Other bias Low risk None obvious.