Chouinard 1978.
Methods | Allocation: randomised. Blindness: double. Duration: 9 months. | |
Participants | Diagnosis: schizophrenia. History: informed consent given. N=32. Age: 20‐60 years. Sex: 16M, 16F. Setting: community. | |
Interventions | 1. Pipothiazine palmitate: dose range 25‐100 mg/IM/month. N=16.
2. Fluphenazine enanthate: dose range 6.25‐100 mg/IM/biweekly. N=16. Dose adjusted to therapeutic response. |
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Outcomes | Global impression: CGI.
Mental state: BPRS.
Leaving the study early.
Additional medication.
Adverse effects: HRSD, EPS, TESE. Unable to use ‐ Adverse effects (no SD). Physiological measures (non‐clinical outcomes, data not usable). |
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Notes | Statistics: last observation carried forward. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |