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. 2009 Jan 21;2009(1):CD000059. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000059.pub2

Du 2003 (CPZ).

Methods Allocation: randomised ‐ no further details. 
 Blindness: not reported. 
 Duration: 12 weeks.
Participants Diagnosis: schizophrenia (CCMD‐2‐R). 
 N=81. 
 Sex: male and female. 
 Age: 18 to 45 years. 
 Excluded: organic psychotic patients; allergic to experiment drugs; with severe physical illness; pregnant or breast feeding women.
Interventions 1. Clozapine: dose not reported. N=32. 
 2. Chlorpromazine: dose not reported. N=28. 
 3. Risperidone: dose not reported. N=21
Outcomes Leaving the study early.
Unable to use ‐ 
 Mental state: BPRS (group numbers not reported). 
 Global state: GAS (group numbers not reported). 
 Adverse events: TESS (group numbers not reported).
Notes CSG: 8466
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear risk Randomised ‐ no further details
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk No details
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data addressed? 
 All outcomes Low risk Study attrition reported
Free of selective reporting? Unclear risk No details
Free of other bias? Unclear risk Unclear