Cochrane · systematic review · CD001719

Bromperidol decanoate (depot) for schizophrenia

Purgato, M, Adams, CE · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library

Schizophrenia2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
13
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 30.8%Very low 5 · 38.5%Low 4 · 30.8%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Bromperidol decanoate compared to placebo for schizophrenia

Population: patients with schizophrenia
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Global state: Relapse
Bromperidol decanoate vs placebo
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Global state: Hospital admission
Bromperidol decanoate vs placebo
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Global state: Response ‐ proxy outcome ‐ mental state: 1. General ‐ average score (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale)
Bromperidol decanoate vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness, publication bias
Quality of life
Bromperidol decanoate vs placebo
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Adverse effects ‐ increased weight
Bromperidol decanoate vs placebo
RR 3 [0.14, 65.9]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Adverse effects ‐ stiffness
Bromperidol decanoate vs placebo
RR 0.25 [0.03, 1.86]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias

Bromperidol decanoate compared to other depot antipsychotic drugs

Population: patients with schizophrenia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Global state: Relapse
Bromperidol decanoate vs other depot antipsychotic drugs
RR 3.92 [1.05, 14.6]2 studies · 67 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Global state: Hospital admission
Bromperidol decanoate vs other depot antipsychotic drugs
RR 1.72 [0.7, 4.24]2 studies · 67 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Global state: Response ‐ proxy outcome ‐ mental state: 1. General ‐ average score (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale by over 24 weeks
Bromperidol decanoate vs other depot antipsychotic drugs
no estimate extracted1 study · 30 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness, publication bias
Quality of life
Bromperidol decanoate vs other depot antipsychotic drugs
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Adverse effects ‐ needing anticholinergic drugs
Bromperidol decanoate vs other depot antipsychotic drugs
RR 0.8 [0.63, 1.02]3 studies · 97 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Adverse effects ‐ anticholinergic effects
Bromperidol decanoate vs other depot antipsychotic drugs
RR 3.13 [0.7, 13.95]1 study · 47 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Adverse effects ‐ movement disorders
Bromperidol decanoate vs other depot antipsychotic drugs
RR 0.74 [0.47, 1.17]2 studies · 77 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias