Table 6. Comparison 2: bromocriptine versus placebo: alcohol craving scores.
Study | Outcome | Experimental group (n=9 completed) | Control group k (n=9 completed) | Statistic |
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Powell 1995 | mean alcohol craving scores (visual analog scale) over the 6-month study | 6.3 (no SD provided) (see note 1) | 9.5 (no SD provided) (see note 1) | favours neither condition (see note 2) |
SD = standard deviation
1. figures derived from data presented graphically (Powell 1995, p.467, fig 2); no SDs provided.
2. three-way ANOVA; comorbidity × medication × time; no significant main effects or interactions; completer analysis by trial investigators.