Kong 2001.
Methods | Allocation: unclear. Blindness: unclear. Duration: 8 weeks. Design: multicentre. Setting: inpatients. |
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Participants | Diagnosis: schizophrenia (CCMD‐2‐R)*. N = 60. Age: < 42 years. Sex: 38 male and 22 female. History: partial response to clozapine, but criteria not clearly specified. |
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Interventions | 1. Clozapine plus risperidone: clozapine mean dose 400 mg/day and risperidone mean dose 4 mg/day to 6 mg/day. SDs not provided. N = 30. 2. Clozapine plus sulpiride: clozapine mean dose 500 mg/day and sulpiride mean dose 800 mg/day to 1200 mg/day. SDs not provided. N = 30. |
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Outcomes | Clinically significant response: 20% to 50% reduction PANSS total. Clinical response: mental state (PANSS total, PANSS positive, PANSS negative). Adverse effects: weight gain, hypersalivation. Leaving the study early. Unable to use: Adverse effects: TESS score. |
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Notes | *It is unclear whether patients with schizoaffective disorder were enrolled. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information. Allocation done by hospital number so possibly not concealed. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No one left early. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol available. |
Other bias | Unclear risk | We could not rule out the potential for other bias. |