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. 2004 Jul 19;2004(3):CD001720. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001720.pub2

Vereecken 1972.

Methods Allocation: randomised. 
 Blindness: double. 
 Duration: 11 weeks.
Participants Diagnosis: schizophrenia (DSM II). 
 History: duration ill mean 34 years, all on depot prior to trial. 
 N=26. 
 Age: range 25‐75 years, mean 61. 
 Sex: all female. 
 Setting: hospitalised.
Interventions 1. Pipothiazine undecylenate: dose mean 103.8 mg/IM/biweekly. N=13. 
 2. Fluspirilene: dose mean 9.46 mg/IM/week. N=13. 
 Doses individually tailored.
Outcomes Leaving the study early. 
 Additional medication. 
 Adverse effects.
Unable to use ‐ 
 Occupational therapy (data not usuable). 
 Blood samples (data not usable).
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear