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. 2013 Jun 7;2013(6):CD001396. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001396.pub3

Wood 1992.

Methods Randomised, placebo‐controlled, crossover trial 2X3 cycles
Participants Country: USA
Site: Women recruited from a PMS clinic
Recruitment: Women were between the age of 33‐42 years. 8 women randomised, 8 completed
Inclusion: Regular menstrual cycles (26‐32 days), ovulating, onset of premenstrual symptoms during the second half of the menstrual cycle with resolution within the first four days after the onset of menstruation
Exclusion: Past or present psychiatric disorder, family history of depression in a first degree relative, significant medical or gynaecological disorders
Interventions Screening: Screening for two to three cycles
Placebo run‐in: No
Intervention: 20mg fluoxetine every day for 3 cycles then crossover to placebo taken daily for 3 cycles
Timing of administration: No details as to when in the cycle medication commenced
Summary measures: Data pooled, unable to separate first‐arm data
Outcomes Calendar premenstrual Experiences, Profile of Mood States, Beck Depression Inventory, STATE‐TRAIT Anxiety Inventory
Notes Daily symptom rating
Funding by National Institute of child health and human development
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomised, crossover design. "The order in which the subjects received the study drugs was determined according to a preselected randomized list based on the sequential assignment of subject numbers"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method not reported
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Double blind, no details
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk 8/8 women randomised were analysed
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Data on adverse events extracted from symptom questionnaire, not solicited separately
Other bias Unclear risk Crossover study, no washout period mentioned