Dencker 1978.
Methods | Allocation: randomised. Blindness: double. Duration: 3 years. | |
Participants | Diagnosis: schizophrenia. History: not reported. N=36. Age: mean 41 years. Sex: 29M, 7F. Setting: hospitalised (1 year), community (2 years). | |
Interventions | 1. Pipothiazine palmitate: dose mean 152.3 mg/IM/month. N=33. 2. Fluphenazine decanoate: dose mean 27.8 mg/IM/month. N=34. | |
Outcomes | Leaving the study early.
Additional medication. Unable to use ‐ Mental state: BPRS (no data). Adverse effects: HRSD, EPS (no data). Work capacity: ADL (data not usable). |
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Notes | 63% attrition is reported in the treatment group. Only data used is leaving the study early. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |