Venlafaxine vs no treatment: > 50% reduction in depressive symptoms
Venlafaxine may leads to higher > 50% reduction in depressive symptoms compared with no treatment (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Venlafaxine vs no treatment > 50% reduction in depressive symptoms · people with epilepsy and depression Venlafaxine may leads to higher > 50% reduction in depressive symptoms compared with no treatment (low certainty). Antidepressants for people with epilepsy and depression (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 3.25 [1.19, 8.9] | 1 study · 64 participants | Low |
Venlafaxine vs no treatment > 50% reduction in depressive symptoms · people with epilepsy and depression Venlafaxine probably leads to higher > 50% reduction in depressive symptoms compared with no treatment (moderate certainty). Antidepressants for people with epilepsy and depression (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010682.PUB2, superseded | RR 3.25 [1.19, 8.9] | 1 study · 64 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antidepressants for people with epilepsy and depression 2021 · 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
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