Question · asked by 1 review
Switch to another antipsychotic vs antipsychotic cessation: Leaving the study early
- Population
- psychiatric patients (schizophrenia) with antipsychotic‐induced tardive dyskinesia
- Intervention
- Switch to another antipsychotic
- Comparison
- antipsychotic cessation
- Outcome
- Leaving the study early
It is very uncertain whether switch to another antipsychotic changes acceptability of the treatment: leaving the study early compared with antipsychotic cessation (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Switch to another antipsychotic vs antipsychotic cessation Acceptability of the treatment: leaving the study early · psychiatric patients (schizophrenia) with antipsychotic‐induced tardive dyskinesia It is very uncertain whether switch to another antipsychotic changes acceptability of the treatment: leaving the study early compared with antipsychotic cessation (very low certainty). Antipsychotic reduction and/or cessation and antipsychotics as specific treatments for tardive dyskinesia (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.6 [0.16, 2.25] | 1 study · 50 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antipsychotic reduction and/or cessation and antipsychotics as specific treatments for tardive dyskinesia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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