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. 2004 Jan 26;2004(1):CD003545. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003545.pub2

Reardon 1966.

Methods Allocation: randomly assigned, no further description. 
 Blindness: double. 
 Design: 3 parallel groups, single centre. 
 Duration: minimum 4 weeks, maximum 12 weeks. 
 Analysis: intention‐to‐treat not performed in the trial. 
 Country: USA.
Participants Diagnosis: paranoid schizophrenia (Bleuler criteria). 
 N=34. 
 Age: not stated. 
 Sex: M 22, F 12. 
 Setting: hospital. 
 History: "acute" illness.
Interventions 1. Trifluoperazine: dose 20 mg/day (week 1), 40 mg/day thereafter. N=11. 
 2. Chlorpromazine: dose 300 mg/day (week 1) 600 mg/day thereafter. N=11. 
 3. Placebo: 2‐4 cc/day (week 1), 5‐10 cc/day thereafter. N=12. 
 Artane 10 mg/day prophylactically.
Outcomes Leaving study early. 
 Global state: (lack of previously observed delusions and hallucinations).
Unable to use ‐ 
 Mental state: (MMPI ‐ no SD). 
 Shipley Hartford. 
 WAIS.
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear