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. 2013 Jul 17;2013(7):CD004185. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004185.pub3

Williams 1993.

Methods Six‐week randomised, double‐blind multicentre study
Participants In‐ and outpatients fulfilling DSM‐III criteria for major depressive episode, with a score of at least 17 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression‐21 item (HDRS‐21).
 Age range: 20‐86 years
 Exclusion criteria: suicide risk, other psychiatric disorder, alcohol abuse, use of MAOI in the previous 2 weeks, use of other antidepressants in the previous week, pregnancy, lactation, known allergy to trial medication.
Interventions Fluoxetine: 60 participants
 Moclobemide: 62 participants
 Fluoxetine dose range: 20‐40 mg/day
 Moclobemide dose range: 300‐600 mg/day
Outcomes Primary outcome: HDRS‐21
Secondary outcome: Clinical Global Impression (CGI)
Notes Funding: unclear
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomised, no further information
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information provided
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Double blind, no further information
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Double blind, no further information
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Double blind, no further information
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Number and reasons for dropout reported, but not included in the analysis
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Only most common side effects were reported. Mean endpoint scores not reported
Other bias Unclear risk Funding: unclear