Lehrl 2004.
Methods | Randomised, placebo‐controlled double‐blind, multicenter; 2 parallel groups | |
Participants | Patients with sleep disturbances associated with nonpsychotic anxiety (DSM‐III‐R) ; HAMA total score 16 or above (intention‐to‐treat; n=57); 3 centers in Germany | |
Interventions | 200 mg once (140 mg kavalactones) daily for 4 weeks | |
Outcomes | HAM‐A total score. Mean difference, 95% confidence interval 1.4; ‐3.4 to 6.2 | |
Notes | Adverse events (kava group): none Jadad score: 4 | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |