Campbell 1982a.
Methods | 4‐week trial haloperidol versus placebo |
Participants | Inclusion criteria: meet the DSM criteria for autism Exclusion criteria: not reported Location/Setting: appears to be in the USA Number of participants randomly assigned: 40 in total Number of withdrawals/dropouts: Gender: not reported Mean age: 4.7 years (range 2.3‐7.9 years) IQ: not reported Concomitant medications: not reported History of previous medications: not reported |
Interventions | Intervention (haloperidol): mean 1.12 mg/day (0.5 mg‐3.0 mg/day) Comparator (placebo): equivalent placebo |
Outcomes | No relevant outcomes reported (behaviours were stereotypies, fidgeting, hyperactivity, and withdrawal) |
Notes | Comment: insufficient information provided and scales used were not relevant (CGI, Children's Psychiatric Rating Scale) |