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. 2017 Jun 28;2017(6):CD009005. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009005.pub2

C +sulpiride 2006.

Methods Allocation: randomised (as stated in the abstract only, there is no description in the full text at all).
 Blinding: not stated.
 Duration: 8 weeks.
 Setting: unclear if it's inpatients or community.
Design: parallel.
Country: China.
Participants Diagnosis: schizophrenia (CCMD‐III).
N = 64.
 Age: 16‐60 years.
Sex: male and female.
 History: length of illness: 8.48 ± 5.42 years in combination group; 8.79 ± 6.73 years in clozapine group.
Interventions
  1. Combination therapy: clozapine (25 mg, twice a day) + sulpride (200‐600 mg/d) (N = 32).

  2. Monotherapy: clozapine: 25 mg, twice a day (N = 32).

Outcomes ‐ Usable data ‐
  1. Clinical response: not clinically improved.

  2. Mental state: SANS.

  3. Adverse events: weight gain.

Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomised, no further information.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk It is unclear if there are incomplete outcome data.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All measured outcomes were reported.
Other bias Low risk None obvious.