Weintraub 1963.
Methods | parallel group study. Duration 4 weeks. | |
Participants | 89 inpatients, 60% women, mean age 51 (range 19‐73) | |
Interventions | imipramine 150 mg atropine 0.6mg | |
Outcomes | improvement rated in three catgeories by ward doctor and hospital director | |
Notes | discrepant ratings with ward doctor rating drug group as more improved and finding greater drug placebo difference. Blind tested. Neither rater guessed medication group better than chance but both raters rated those they guessed to be on the drug as significantly more improved (p<0.1). | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |