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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) |
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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 |