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. 2001 Jan 22;2001(1):CD000561. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000561

Cohn 1984 b.

Methods RCT Double Blind 
 Concealment of allocation unclear 
 Analysis: Endpoint 
 Duration: 28 days
Participants Diagnosis Major Depressive Disorder DSMIII and 
 HAM‐D > 20 
 Outpatients 
 N= 63 
 Sex 23M, 40F 
 Mean age = ˜66
Interventions 1. Placebo N=21 
 2. Imipramine N‐21 
 75mg/d to 200mg/d split dose 
 3. Nomifensine N=21 
 75mg/d to 200mg/d split dose
Outcomes HAM‐D 
 CGI 
 Hopkins symptom Checklist 
 BPRS
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear