Table 2. Comparison 1a: ‘medicated’ (amantadine or desipramine) versus placebo: money spent on cocaine per week (skewed data).
Study | Outcome | Experimental group (see note 1) (n=15 randomised) (n=8 completed) | Control group (n=4 randomised) (n=3 completed) | Statistic |
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Leal 1994 | mean $ per week spent on cocaine; at week 1 | 172 (SD 152) | 70 (SD 29) | none available (see note 2) |
Leal 1994 | mean $ per week spent on cocaine; at week 6 | 119 (SD 121) | 17 (SD 12) | none available (see note 2) |
Leal 1994 | mean $ per week spent on cocaine; at week 12 | 48 (SD 55) | 52 (SD 76) | none available (see note 2) |
SD = standard deviation
1. data for ‘medicated’ participants (amantadine 300 mg/day or desipramine 150 mg/day; total n=15).
2. trial investigators report no statistical analysis that compares experimental and control groups.