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Magnetic seizure therapy plus standard care vs electroconvulsive therapy plus standard care: Dropout

Population
people with the acute phase of schizophrenia
Intervention
Magnetic seizure therapy plus standard care
Comparison
electroconvulsive therapy plus standard care
Outcome
Dropout

It is very uncertain whether magnetic seizure therapy plus standard care changes leaving the study early: any reasonassessed by: number of dropouts… compared with electroconvulsive therapy plus standard care (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Magnetic seizure therapy plus standard care vs electroconvulsive therapy plus standard care
Leaving the study early: any reasonassessed by: number of dropouts for any reason Study duration: 4 weeks · people with acute schizophrenia
It is very uncertain whether magnetic seizure therapy plus standard care changes leaving the study early: any reasonassessed by: number of dropouts… compared with electroconvulsive therapy plus standard care (very low certainty).
Magnetic seizure therapy for people with schizophrenia (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.51 [0.73, 8.59]1 study · 79 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Magnetic seizure therapy for people with schizophrenia
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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