Question · asked by 1 review

RISPERIDONE vs placebo: Adverse events including extrapyramidal effects

Population
terminally ill adults with delirium
Intervention
RISPERIDONE
Comparison
placebo
Outcome
Adverse events including extrapyramidal effects

Summary of findings: risperidone showed no clear difference in adverse events including extrapyramidal effectsd compared with placebo (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Summary of findings: risperidone vs placebo
Adverse events including extrapyramidal effectsd · terminally ill adults with delirium
Summary of findings: risperidone showed no clear difference in adverse events including extrapyramidal effectsd compared with placebo (low certainty).
Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.731 study · 111 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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