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). |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |