Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Adverse effects | |||||
Systematic review |
1794 people 4 RCTs in this analysis |
Extrapyramidal symptoms
with haloperidol with aripiprazole Absolute results reported graphically |
RR 0.45 95% CI 0.32 to 0.64 |
Large effect size | aripiprazole |
Systematic review |
1589 people 2 RCTs in this analysis |
Mean difference in weight gain (kg)
with haloperidol with aripiprazole Absolute results not reported |
Mean difference +0.6 kg 95% CI –0.1 kg to +1.2 kg |
Not significant | |
Systematic review |
1602 people 2 RCTs in this analysis |
Sedation
with haloperidol with aripiprazole Absolute results not reported |
RR 0.65 95% CI 0.45 to 0.95 |
Small effect size | aripiprazole |