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. 2018 Sep 4;2018(9):CD013102. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013102

Schneiderhan 2014.

Methods Randomised trial
Participants 121 participants (intervention 61: control 60)
Metabolic syndrome/psychotic
3 community mental health clinic setting
Minnesota, USA
Year of study: February 2012 to January 2014
Interventions Pharmacist comprehensive medication management not described
Outcomes Taking antipsychotic medicines
Notes Funding source: Founded by Medica Foundation, Minneaplois, Minnesota and Peters Institute of Pharmaceutical Care, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Conflict of interest: Dr Scheniiderhan has received honoraria from the American Society of Health System Pharmacists.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Quote: "a block randomization schedule was used to ensure balanced treatment assignment of subjects recruited at each site"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Quote: "a block randomization schedule was used to ensure balanced treatment assignment of subjects recruited at each site"
 A centralised call‐in system was used to inform the investigators of the participant’s random group assignment
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All Outcomes/Outcome 1 Unclear risk Intervention unclear
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All Outcomes/Outcome 1 Unclear risk Unclear who collected data; blinding unclear
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Between group attrition < 10%, however, overall attrition rate >20%.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All reported
Other bias Low risk None