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. 2016 Sep 12;2016(9):CD011567. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011567.pub2

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".
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
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)
Notes Date of study: not stated
Funding source: sponsored by Hoffmann‐La Roche
Declarations of interest among the primary researchers: none.
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.