Hu 2002.

Methods	Parallel design Aim: to study effect of antidepressants on depressive symptoms and nervous function
Participants	Country: China Setting: inpatient Stroke criteria: all pathological stroke types, clinical diagnosis plus confirmation by imaging (though unclear whether a relevant lesion had to be visible), onset of stroke 0.5 to 2 months, no obvious aphasia Depression: according to CCMD‐II‐R Treatment: 42 people, mean age 61.4 ± 3.6 years, 32 men Control: 30 people, mean age 60 ± 4.8 years, 23 men
Interventions	Treatment: fluoxetine 20 mg daily Control: no other antidepressant Duration of treatment: 8 weeks Duration of follow‐up (end of treatment to study end): 0
Outcomes	HAMD MESSS However, these data were not usable, as they were reported as proportions above or below "decrement levels" Reported side effects but unclear how this was done None left the trial early
Funding source	Source of funding not stated
Notes	−
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Randomisation method not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not described
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	High risk	No placebo
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not described
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Low risk	No dropouts
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Unclear risk	No protocol
Other bias	Unclear risk	Balanced baseline, no other obvious risks