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. 2023 Oct 9;2023(10):CD011769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011769.pub2

Naruse 1982.

Methods Cross‐over trial of pimozide versus haloperidol versus placebo
Participants 87 children (3‐16 years), 69 boys and 18 girls from 12 hospitals; 34 with autistic disturbance, 27 with behaviour disturbance caused by organic damage, 17 with mental retardation, 5 with neurosis and 4 with psychosis
Location/setting: 12 hospitals in Germany
Sample size: 87
Number of withdrawals/dropouts: not reported (unable to obtain full text)
Gender: 69 boys, 18 girls
Mean age: 3‐16 years
IQ: not reported
Concurrent medications: not reported
History of previous medications: not reported
Baseline ABC‐I or other BoC: not reported
Interventions Intervention 1 (pimozide) for 8 weeks: the initial dose was pimozide 1 tablet (1 mg). The maximum daily dose was 9 tablets (pimozide 9 mg).
Intervention 2 (haloperidol) for 8 weeks: 1 tablet (0.75 mg). The maximum daily dose was 9 tablets (haloperidol 6.75 mg).
Comparator (placebo) for 8 weeks: equivalent placebo
Outcomes Primary outcomes: anger/aggression/injury and violence to others
Secondary outcomes: none reported
Timing of outcome assessments: not reported
Notes Study start date: not reported
Study end date: not reported
Source of funding: not reported
Conflicts of interest: not reported
Comment: not able to obtain the full text