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. 2009 Jan 21;2009(1):CD005332. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005332.pub2

Phillips 2002.

Methods DESIGN 
 Description: Randomized, placebo‐controlled, parallel, flexible dose, 1 week single blind placebo run‐in
BLINDING 
 Participants: Unclear 
 Assessors: Yes 
 Administrators: Yes
ALLOCATION CONCEALMENT 
 Method: clinician kept code
RANDOMISATION 
 Method: computer generated urn procedure
Participants SAMPLE 
 Description: 67 DSM‐IV BDD, 68.7% female, average age: 32.1 years, average duration of illness: 14.5 years, 64.2% MDD, baseline severity on BDD‐YBOCS: 31.5 (fluoxetine) 30.8 (placebo)
SCREENING 
 Primary diagnosis: BDD‐DM 
 Comorbidity: SCID‐P; SCID‐PD
Interventions Description: fluoxetine (20‐80mg/d; mean dose: 77.7 mg/d) vs placebo (20‐80mg/d; mean dose: 76 mg/d) x 12 weeks
Outcomes Primary outcomes: BDD‐YBOCS, 
 Secondary outcomes: CGI‐I, BDD‐CGI, BDD‐NIMH,BABS, HAM‐D, BPRS, SOFAS, GAF
Data estimation: LOCF
Notes INDUSTRY SUPPORT 
 Industry funded: No 
 Medication provided by industry: Yes 
 Any of the authors work for industry: Yes
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
 Drop‐out rates: 0 on fluoxetine and placebo 
 Quality rating score: 39 
 3 patients in the fluoxetine and placebo groups received ongoing psychotherapy (not CBT)
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Low risk A ‐ Adequate