Antidepressants vs placebo: Dropout
Antidepressant showed no clear difference in study dropouts at 6‐12 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Antidepressant vs placebo Study dropouts at 6‐12 weeks · adults living with HIV and depression Antidepressant showed no clear difference in study dropouts at 6‐12 weeks compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Antidepressants for depression in adults with HIV infection (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.28 [0.91, 1.8] | 4 studies · 306 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antidepressants for depression in adults with HIV infection 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.