Gallant 1972.
| Methods | Allocation: randomly assigned, no further details. Blindness: no data#. Design: 2 parallel groups, single centre. Duration: 8 weeks (preceded by 2 weeks of baseline examinations, 25 days washout). Analysis: intention‐to‐treat. Country: USA. | |
| Participants | Diagnosis: schizophrenia, no further details. N=24. Age: median ˜ 39.5 years. Sex: males and females, no further details. Setting: hospital. History: chronic Illness. | |
| Interventions | 1. Trifluoperazine: dose 10‐100 mg/day. N=12. 2. GP‐45795 (tricyclic dibenzothiepin): dose 50‐500 mg/day. N=12. | |
| Outcomes | Global state: (global ratings of clinical change).
Side effects: (EPS, hypotension). Unable to use ‐ Mental state: (BPRS ‐ only "p" value). Behaviour: (NOSIE ‐ only "p" value). EKG. Photosensitivity skin tests. Laboratory tests. |
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| Notes | # Blindness: no data. | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |