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CLOZAPINE + RISPERIDONE vs PLACEBO + CLOZAPINE: Global state: 2. no significant clinical improvement ‐ CGI, short term (up to 12 weeks)

Population
patients with schizophrenia
Intervention
CLOZAPINE + RISPERIDONE
Comparison
PLACEBO + CLOZAPINE
Outcome
Global state: 2. no significant clinical improvement ‐ CGI, short term (up to 12 weeks)

RISPERIDONE + CLOZAPINE showed no clear difference in global state: no significant clinical improvement ‐ CGI short term compared with PLACEBO + CLOZAPINE (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
RISPERIDONE + CLOZAPINE vs PLACEBO + CLOZAPINE
Global state: no significant clinical improvement ‐ CGI short term · people with schizophrenia
RISPERIDONE + CLOZAPINE showed no clear difference in global state: no significant clinical improvement ‐ CGI short term compared with PLACEBO + CLOZAPINE (low certainty).
Risperidone versus placebo for schizophrenia (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.12 [0.87, 1.44]1 study · 68 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Risperidone versus placebo for schizophrenia
2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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