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. 2012 Jul 11;2012(7):CD006534. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006534.pub2

Khanzode 2003.

Methods Twelve‐week, prospective, open‐label, randomised study
Participants Patients with major depression according to the DSM‐IV criteria.
Exclusion criteria: patients having a score less than 14 were excluded from the study, patients with other axis I and axis II diagnoses besides major depression. Medical illnesses including endocrine, metabolic or autoimmune disorders known to affect free radical status
Interventions Citalopram: 33 participants.
Fluoxetine: 34 participants.
Citalopram dose: 20 mg/day.
Fluoxetine dose: 20 mg/die.
Outcomes Primary outcome: MDA and SOD concentration levels.
Secondary outcomes: change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) score from baseline to week 12.
Notes Indian study.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Quote: "patients who were suitable for drug treatment were allocated randomly".
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information provided.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Open label study.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No information provided.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No information provided.
Other bias Unclear risk Sponsorship bias cannot be ruled out.