Kwon 1996.
Methods | Six‐week randomised, double‐blind study | |
Participants | Outpatients fulfilling DSM‐III‐R criteria for unipolar major depression, drug free for a minimum of 2 weeks. Mean age: 44,31 years (SD=9,31) Exclusion criteria: previously received ECT; neurological disorders and major illness. |
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Interventions | Twenty participants were randomly assigned to a 6‐weeks of treatment with fluoxetine or amitriptyline No other information about the interventions |
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Outcomes | Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HDRS) was assessed at baseline and at the end of the 6th week Response: a reduction of at least 50% of the HDRS score |
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Notes | Funding: by academy | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "randomly assigned", no other information |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information provided |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Quote: "randomly assigned by an another psychiatrist who was blind to the rating of HDRS", no further information |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Quote: "Randomly assigned by an another psychiatrist who was blind to the rating of HDRS", no further information |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information provided |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | Only the total number of randomised patients was reported, the number of participants in each group was not reported. Number and reason for dropout not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Side effects not reported. Baseline and endpoint score reported for the whole group |
Other bias | Low risk | Quote: "this work was supported by grant N°. 02‐94‐158 from the Seoul National University Hospital research found" |