Pariente 2001.
Methods | Prospective double‐blind cross‐over placebo‐controlled study of 8 people with pure motor hemiparesis | |
Participants | Lacunar ischaemic stroke, assessed by brain CT Quote: "Early phase of recovery" |
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Interventions | Single dose of fluoxetine | |
Outcomes | fMRI (raw data provided) Finger tapping (presented as a graph, no raw data) NIHSS, motricity index, BI, trunk control test, Ashworth scale, somatosensory scale (no data) |
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Funding source | Source of funding not stated | |
Notes | We could not use these data in our meta‐analyses. The authors reported that fluoxetine led to hyperactivation in the ipsi‐lesional (i.e. on the same side as the stroke lesion) primary motor cortex during a motor task; moreover, fluoxetine significantly improved motor skills of the affected side Dates of recruitment not given. Conflicts not stated |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Randomisation code kept at the centre and broken at the end of the study |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Randomisation code kept at the centre and broken at the end of the study |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Double‐blind, placebo given |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Double‐blind |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Data on fMRI appears complete |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Data on clinical outcomes were not reported |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Balanced baseline |