Table 1. Characteristics of Included Trials.
Author | Year | Sample Size | Age | Duration | Dose | Design |
Wade AG [22] | 2011 | 746 | Adults | 21 days/182 days | 2mg | Parallel |
Kunz D [23] | 2010 | 8 | Adults | 28 days | 3 mg | Cross-over |
van Geijlswijk IM [24] | 2010 | 70 | Children | 7 days | 0.05 mg/kg, 0.1 mg/kg, 0.15 mg/kg | Parallel |
Luthringer R [25] | 2009 | 40 | Adults | 56 days | 2 mg | Parallel |
Garzón C [26] | 2009 | 22 | Adults | 126 days | 5 mg | Cross-over |
Lemoine P [27] | 2007 | 170 | Adults | 21 days | 2 mg | Parallel |
Wade AG [28] | 2007 | 354 | Adults | 21 days | 2 mg | Parallel |
Mundey K [29] | 2005 | 13 | Adults | 28 days | 0.3 mg or 3 mg | Parallel |
Smits MG [30] | 2003 | 62 | Children | 28 days | 5 mg | Parallel |
Almeida Montes LG [31] | 2002 | 10 | Adults | 21 days | 0.3 mg, 1 mg | Cross-over |
Kayumov L [32] | 2001 | 22 | Adults | 28 days | 5 mg | Cross-over |
Smits MG [33] | 2001 | 40 | Children | 28 days | 5 mg | Parallel |
Zhdanova IV [34] | 2001 | 30 | Adults | 28 days | 0.1 mg, 0.3 mg, 1 mg | Cross-over |
Dawson D [35] | 1998 | 12 | Adults | 8 days | 0.5 mg | Cross-over |
Nagtegaal JE [36] | 1998 | 25 | Adults | 28 days | 5 mg | Cross-over |
Ellis CM [37] | 1996 | 15 | Adults | 7 days | 5 mg | Cross-over |
Haimov I [38] | 1995 | 26 | Adults | 7 days | 2 mg | Parallel |
Dahlitz M [39] | 1991 | 8 | Adults | 28 days | 5 mg | Cross-over |
James SP [40] | 1989 | 10 | Adults | 14 days | 1 mg, 5 mg | Cross-over |