Question · asked by 1 review
HALOPERIDOL vs placebo: Specific behaviour ‐ agitation
- Population
- terminally ill adults with delirium
- Intervention
- HALOPERIDOL
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Specific behaviour ‐ agitation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 1 · 50%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings: haloperidol vs placebo Agitation within 24 hours · terminally ill adults with delirium The review found no eligible studies for this question. Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | Not reported | No studies found |
Summary of findings: haloperidol vs placebo Agitation between 24 and 48 hoursc · terminally ill adults with delirium Summary of findings: haloperidol showed no clear difference in agitation between 24 and 48 hoursc compared with placebo (low certainty). Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 123 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.