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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

35 questions · 35 findings · 7 reviews · Schizophrenia · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 18 · 51.4%GRADE not reported 2 · 5.7%Very low 8 · 22.9%Low 6 · 17.1%Moderate 1 · 2.9%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