Table 5.
NMA results sorted based on GRADE certainty of evidence for the comparisons of active augmentation strategies versus placebo for Schizophrenia refractory/partially responding to clozapine
Outcome | Certainty of evidence | Classification | Intervention | MD (95% CrI) |
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Reduction in PANSS/BPRS | High (high and moderate) | Amongst the most effective | Mirtazapine | −5.2 (−7.7, −2.7) |
Memantine | −2.1 (−4.0, −0.19) | |||
Amongst the least effective | Glycine | −0.07 (−1.89, 1.78) | ||
Low (low and very low) | May be more effective than placebo | None |
NMA, network meta-analysis; PANSS, positive and negative syndrome scale; BPRS, brief psychiatric rating scale; CI, confidence interval; CrI, credible intervals; MD, mean difference.