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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

33 questions · 33 findings · 3 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 16 · 48.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 21.2%Low 8 · 24.2%Moderate 2 · 6.1%High 0 · 0%

ECT plus standard care vs sham‐ECT plus standard care

Service use (short term) ‐ hospitalisation (number readmitted) · people with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia

ECT plus standard care may leads to lower service use (short term) ‐ hospitalisation (number readmitted) compared with sham‐ECT plus standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

ECT plus standard care vs antipsychotics plus standard care

Response to treatment (medium term) Clinically important response to treatment as defined by each study · people with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia

ECT plus standard care showed no clear difference in response to treatment (medium term) Clinically important response to… compared with antipsychotics plus standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

ECT plus standard care vs usual care

Response to treatment (medium term) Clinically important response to treatment as defined by each study · people with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia

ECT plus standard care probably leads to higher response to treatment (medium term) Clinically important response to… compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

ECT plus standard care vs usual care

Satisfaction and acceptability of treatment (medium term) ‐ leaving the study early · people with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether ECT plus standard care changes satisfaction and acceptability of treatment (medium term) ‐ leaving… compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review