Stewart 1969.
Methods | Allocation: randomly assigned, no further information. Blindness: double (identical capsules). Design: crossover. Duration: 14 days (washout) + 28 days (1st placebo period) + 56 days (first drug period) + 28 days (2nd placebo period) + 56 days (2nd drug period). Analysis: intention‐to‐treat. Country: Canada. | |
Participants | Diagnosis: schizophrenia, no further details. N=50. Age: range 33‐59 years, mean 48.6 years. Sex: M 17, F 8 each group. Setting: hospital. History: "chronic" (hospitalised from 3‐37 years); free of epilepsy, chronic brain syndrome and arterioesclerosis and none lobotomized. | |
Interventions | 1. Trifluoperazine: range 4‐16 mg/day. N=25. 2. Haloperidol: range 4‐16 mg/day. N=25. | |
Outcomes | Global state: (overall Improvement). Unable to use ‐ Mental state: (BPRS; IMPS; Rockland‐Pollin Scale). Side effects. Behaviour: (MACC ‐ modified). Laboratory tests. Vital signs. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |