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. 2012 Jun 28;2012:1007.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Symptom severity

RCT		 247 people Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) total score 4 weeks
with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
Absolute results not reported
P = 0.098
Cannot reject the null hypothesis of the inferiority of ziprasidone 		Not significant

RCT		 247 people Effect size for Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) positive score 4 weeks
1.0 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
1.2 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P = 0.16 		Not significant

RCT		 247 people Effect size for PANSS negative score 4 weeks
0.73 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
0.77 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P = 0.71 		Not significant

RCT		 247 people Mean change from baseline in PANSS total score over time 2 days
–7.0 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
–5.5 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P >0.05 		Not significant

RCT		 247 people Mean change from baseline in PANSS total score over time 4 days
–11.5 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
–9.6 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P <0.05 		Effect size not calculated ziprasidone

RCT		 247 people Mean change from baseline in PANSS total score over time 1 week
–12.5 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
–14.0 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P >0.05 		Not significant

RCT		 247 people Mean change from baseline in PANSS total score over time 2 weeks
–17.5 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
–18.1 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P >0.05 		Not significant

RCT		 247 people Mean change from baseline in PANSS total score over time 3 weeks
–19.7 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
–22.5 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P >0.05 		Not significant

RCT		 247 people Mean change from baseline in PANSS total score over time 4 weeks
–21.6 with ziprasidone (mean modal dose 149 mg/day)
–24.6 with aripiprazole (mean modal dose 20.9 mg/day)
P >0.05 		Not significant