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. 2015 Dec 15;2015:1206.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Clinical scores
[30]
RCT
Crossover design
3-armed trial
16 people Clinical score and self-evaluation of tremor 5 weeks
with primidone
with placebo

P <0.05
Effect size not calculated primidone
[32]
RCT
Crossover design
22 people Clinical score (hand tremor) 10 weeks
with primidone
with placebo

P <0.02
Effect size not calculated primidone
Self-rating
[32]
RCT
Crossover design
22 people Self-evaluation (hand tremor) 10 weeks
with primidone
with placebo

P <0.01
Effect size not calculated primidone
Performance tests
[8]
RCT
Crossover design
4-armed trial
22 people Observer-rated score based on ability to write, feed, and function socially 4 weeks
5.2 with primidone
7.8 with placebo

Significance of the difference between primidone and placebo not assessed
[32]
RCT
Crossover design
22 people Functional tests (hand tremor) 10 weeks
with primidone
with placebo

P <0.01
Effect size not calculated primidone