| Methods | Trial with both randomised and open label arms | |
| Participants | Bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder | |
| Interventions | 8 on oxcarbazepine, 7 on lithium. 5 of these were open label | |
| Outcomes | Relapse of disorder | |
| Notes | 33 month study . Method of randomisation was not clear. Method of analysing open label patients, if analysed separately, from randomised group was not described. | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? | High risk | C ‐ Inadequate |
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