Freeman 1962.
Methods | Allocation: randomly assigned, pairs matched on morbidity. Blinding: double, identical capsules, "neither experimenters nor staff knew which patients were receiving the placebo". Duration: 6 months. | |
Participants | Diagnosis: psychosis (86 schizophrenia, 6 chronic brain syndrome, 2 personality disorders). N=94. Age: mean 44 yrs. Sex: all males. History: "chronic" in hospital >12 yrs, only on chlorpromazine in last 2 months. Excluded: physically assaultive, considered for discharge. Setting: hospital. | |
Interventions | 1. Chlorpromazine cessation: placebo. N=46.
2. Chlorpromazine continuation: dose 220 mg/day. N=48. Sedatives were permitted for occasional use when required. |
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Outcomes | Relapse. Unable to use ‐ Behaviour change: LBRS (no usable data). |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |