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. 1999 Oct 25;1999(4):CD001950. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001950

Pujalte 1994.

Methods Allocation: "random allocation" ‐ no further details. 
 Blindness: double ‐ placebo identical appearance to clonazepam solution. 
 Duration: 2 weeks.
Participants Diagnosis: schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders (DSM‐III‐R) plus neuroleptic‐induced akathisa (Barnes Rating Scale for Drug‐Induced Akathisia). 
 N=12. 
 Age: mean ˜34 years. 
 Sex: female 4, male 8. 
 History: "acutely ill", duration of illness not specified.
Interventions 1. Clonazepam: dose 0.5‐2.5mg/day. N=6. 
 2. Placebo. N=6.
Outcomes Akathisia: Barnes Rating Scale for Drug‐Induced Akathisia, use of antiparkinsonian medicaton. 
 Adverse effects.
Unable to use ‐ 
 Akathisia: Barnes Rating Scale for Drug‐Induced Akathisia score (inexact p‐value).
Notes Authors contacted for details on 17th March 2000.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear

EPRS ‐ Extra‐pyramidal symptom rating scale.