Cochrane · systematic review · CD003352

Dopamine agonists for the treatment of cocaine dependence

Minozzi, S, Amato, L, Pani, PP, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Drugs and Alcohol2 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 50%Moderate 6 · 50%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

Current version only

Any dopamine agonist versus placebo for the treatment of cocaine dependence

Population: patients with the treatment of cocaine dependence
CD003352.PUB4 (current) · 5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropouts
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
RR 1.04 [0.94, 1.14]20 studies · 1656 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events as N of participants with at least one adverse event
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
RR 1.27 [0.66, 2.44]7 studies · 252 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Abstinence (objective) Participants abstinent at the end of treatment (N)
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
RR 1.12 [0.85, 1.47]11 studies · 731 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Abstinence at
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
RR 1.1 [0.61, 1.98]4 studies · 136 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Severity of dependence (difference before and after)
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
no estimate extracted4 studies · 202 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency

Amantadine versus placebo for the treatment of cocaine dependence

Population: patients with the treatment of cocaine dependence
CD003352.PUB4 (current) · 4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropouts
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 0.98 [0.77, 1.26]9 studies · 484 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events as N of participants with at least one adverse event
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 1.19 [0.69, 2.06]4 studies · 128 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Abstinence (objective) N of subjects abstinent at the end of the study
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 1.13 [0.59, 2.13]5 studies · 275 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Abstinence at
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 1.49 [1.03, 2.15]3 studies · 76 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias

Amantidine versus antidepressants for the treatment of cocaine dependence

Population: patients with the treatment of cocaine dependence
CD003352.PUB4 (current) · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropouts
Amantidine vs antidepressants
RR 0.86 [0.48, 1.53]4 studies · 153 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events as N of participants with at least one adverse event
Amantidine vs antidepressants
RR 0.56 [0.18, 1.77]2 studies · 44 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Abstinence (objective) N of subjects abstinent at the end of the study
Amantidine vs antidepressants
RR 0.25 [0.12, 0.53]2 studies · 68 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Any dopamine agonist versus placebo for the treatment of cocaine dependence

Population: patients with the treatment of cocaine dependence
CD003352.PUB3 · 6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropouts objective
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
RR 1.05 [0.95, 1.15]19 studies · 1643 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events as N of participants with at least one adverse event subjective and objective
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
RR 1.29 [0.88, 1.91]6 studies · 210 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Abstinence (objective) objective
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
RR 1.09 [0.93, 1.28]11 studies · 761 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Abstinents at
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
OR 0.81 [0.41, 1.57]4 studies · 166 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Severity of dependence (difference before and after) ASI
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
no estimate extracted4 studies · 232 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Depression (difference before and after ) Beck Depression Inventory
Any dopamine agonist vs placebo
no estimate extracted5 studies · 322 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias

Amantadine versus placebo for the treatment of cocaine dependence

Population: patients with the treatment of cocaine dependence
CD003352.PUB3 · 4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropouts objective
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 0.98 [0.77, 1.26]9 studies · 484 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events as N of participants with at least one adverse event objective
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 1.09 [0.69, 1.74]4 studies · 128 participantsHigh
Abstinence (objective) objective
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 1.08 [0.77, 1.51]5 studies · 275 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Abstinence at
Amantadine vs placebo
RR 1.43 [0.99, 2.08]3 studies · 76 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias

Amantidine versus antidepressants for the treatment of cocaine dependence

Population: patients with the treatment of cocaine dependence
CD003352.PUB3 · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropouts objective
Amantidine vs antidepressants
RR 0.9 [0.57, 1.44]4 studies · 153 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events as N of participants with at least one adverse event objective
Amantidine vs antidepressants
RR 0.54 [0.17, 1.7]2 studies · 44 participantsHigh
Abstinence (objective) objective
Amantidine vs antidepressants
RR 0.25 [0.12, 0.53]2 studies · 68 participantsHigh