Tiller 1999.
Methods | Study design: Randomised controlled trial | |
Participants |
Diagnosis: DSM‐III‐R panic disorder Method of diagnosis: Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) Age: M = 35 Sex: 67% female Location: not stated; setting: unclear Co‐morbidities: not stated Rescue medication: not stated; "there was not extensive co‐prescription of hypnotics, sedatives or beta‐blockers". |
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Interventions |
Participants were randomly assigned to either: (1) moclobemide arm (n = 182) Duration: 8 weeks Treatment Protocol: flexible dosage, range = 300 ‐ 600 mg, M = 498, SD = 68 (2) fluoxetine arm (n = 184) Duration: 8 weeks Treatment Protocol: flexible dosage, range = 10 ‐ 30 mg, M = 20.5, SD = 2.7 |
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Outcomes |
Time points for assessment: Outcomes: 1. number of adverse events 2. severe adverse events 3. clinical global impression of tolerability 4. panic‐free patients 5. Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) |
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Notes |
Date of study: not stated Funding source: sponsored by Hoffmann‐La Roche Declarations of interest among the primary researchers: none. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "randomly allocated" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information provided. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Quote: "double blind". No further information provided. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Quote: "double blind". No further information provided. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | No information provided about management of incomplete outcome data; number of total dropouts not reported. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | All relevant outcomes mentioned in the methods section were reported. |
Other bias | High risk | Sponsored by Hoffmann‐La Roche; the role of the funder in planning, conducting and writing the study is not discussed. |