Table 3.
Clinical, cognitive, and functional outcomes not included in the meta-analysis
| Outcome domain | Outcome | Study | Direction versus placebo | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom severity | PANSS total | Siskind et al 21 | No change | No |
| PANSS positive | Siskind et al 21 | Decrease | No | |
| PANSS negative | Siskind et al 21 | Decrease | No | |
| PANSS general psychopathology | Siskind et al 21 | Increase | No | |
| PANSS-6 | Sass et al 26 | Increase | No | |
| CGI-S | Sass et al 26 | Increase | No | |
| Cognition | BACS verbal memory learning | Siskind et al 21 | Increase | Yes |
| BACS symbol coding | Siskind et al 21 | Decrease | No | |
| BACS animals | Siskind et al 21 | Decrease | No | |
| BACS digital sequencing | Siskind et al 21 | Increase | No | |
| Trail Making Test A (time/errors) | Siskind et al 21 | Mixed | No | |
| Trail Making Test B (time/errors) | Siskind et al 21 | Mixed | No | |
| Functioning | GAPD | Sass et al 26 | Decrease | No |
| Quality of life | SQLS psychosocial | Sass et al 26 | Decrease | No |
| SQLS motivation | Sass et al 26 | Decrease | No | |
| SQLS adverse effects | Sass et al 26 | Decrease | No | |
| Substance use | AUDIT | Siskind et al 21 | Decrease | No |
| AUDIT | Sass et al 26 | Increase | No | |
| FTND (nicotine dependence) | Sass et al 26 | Decrease | Yes |
PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; CGI-S, Clinical Global Impression–Severity; BACS, Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia; GAPD, Global Assessment of Psychosocial Disability; SQLS, Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; FTND, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence.