Table A14:
No. of Studies (Design) | Risk of Bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication Bias | Upgrade Considerations | Quality |
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Response Based on 17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale | |||||||
1 (RCT) | Serious limitations (−;1)a | No serious limitations | No serious limitations | Serious limitations (−;1)b | Undetected | None | ⊕⊕ Low |
Response Based on Clinical Global Impression Scale—Improvement | |||||||
1 (RCT) | Serious limitations (−;1)a | No serious limitations | No serious limitations | Serious limitations (−;1)c | Undetected | None | ⊕⊕ Low |
Abbreviations: GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; RCT, randomized controlled trial.
See Risk of Bias Table A5.
Confidence intervals span both increased risk and small benefit.
Confidence intervals span both improvement and little to no difference.