Active placebos in antidepressant trials
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Meta-analysis of trials comparing antidepressants with active placebos.
BACKGROUND Unblinding effects may introduce bias into clinical trials. The use of active placebos to mimic side-effects of medication may therefore produce more rigorous evidence on the efficacy of antidepressants. METHOD Trials comparing antidepressants with active placebos were located. A standard measure of effect was calculated for each trial and weighted pooled estimates obtained. Hetero...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.6.541b