Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Symptom severity | |||||
Systematic review |
315 people 4 RCTs in this analysis |
Change in Clinical Global Impression scale (CGI)
with clozapine with olanzapine, risperidone, and zotepine Absolute results not reported |
WMD –0.10 95% CI –0.34 to +0.15 The number of people studied was too small to detect a clinically important difference between groups |
Not significant | |
Systematic review |
351 people 5 RCTs in this analysis |
Proportion with <20% improvement in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) or Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
83/173 (48%) with clozapine 81/178 (46%) with olanzapine, risperidone, and zotepine |
RR 0.93 95% CI 0.75 to 1.16 The number of people studied was too small to detect a clinically important difference between groups |
Not significant |