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

Systematic review
164 people with first-episode psychosis, who are antipsychotic naive
Data from 1 RCT
Mean difference in change from baseline in Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) total score 12 weeks
with chlorpromazine (600 mg/day)
with clozapine (400 mg/day)
Absolute results not reported

P = 0.01
Effect size not calculated clozapine

Systematic review
164 people with first-episode psychosis, who are antipsychotic naive
Data from 1 RCT
Mean difference in change from baseline in SANS total score 52 weeks
with chlorpromazine (600 mg/day)
with clozapine (400 mg/day)
Absolute results not reported

P = 0.40
Not significant

Systematic review
164 people with first-episode psychosis, who are antipsychotic naive
Data from 1 RCT
Mean difference in change from baseline in Clinical Global Impression scale Severity (CGI-S) score 12 weeks
with chlorpromazine (600 mg/day)
with clozapine (400 mg/day)
Absolute results not reported

P = 0.13
Not significant

Systematic review
164 people with first-episode psychosis, who are antipsychotic naive
Data from 1 RCT
Mean difference in change from baseline in CGI-S score 52 weeks
with chlorpromazine (600 mg/day)
with clozapine (400 mg/day)
Absolute results not reported

P = 0.36
Not significant