Liu 1999.
Methods | RCT design: Parallel‐group trial Total N randomised: unclear Length of follow‐up: 4 weeks Analysis: unclear |
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Participants | Location: China Number of study centres and setting: Patients from 1 hospital CAD diagnosis: Myocardial infarction (MI) as confirmed by electrocardiography Depression diagnosis: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES‐D), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), diagnosis according to Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders, Second Edition, Revised (CCMD‐2‐R) Other entry criteria: unclear Exclusion criteria: unclear Treatment N: 31 (32% female, mean age unclear) Control N: 37 (27% female, mean age unclear) Comparability of groups: No significant differences |
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Interventions | Treatment: Fluoxetine Control: Placebo Duration of treatment: 4 weeks |
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Outcomes | Review outcomes: HAM‐D, Mortality Other Outcomes: Ventricular Tachycardia (VT), Heart Rate Variability (HRV) |
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Funding | unclear | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | not applicable |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | not applicable |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | not applicable |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | not applicable |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | not applicable |
Other bias | Unclear risk | not applicable |