Cochrane · systematic review · CD009286

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for stroke recovery

Legg, LA, Rudberg, A-S, Hua, X, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

Stroke2 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 4 · 57.1%

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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Fluoxetine versus control at end of treatment, for stroke recovery, using data from high quality trials only

Population: people with stroke recovery
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Disability (primary analysis)
Fluoxetine vs control at end of treatment,
no estimate extracted5 studies · 5436 participantsHigh
Independent on modified Rankin score (mRS 0 to 2) (primary analysis)
Fluoxetine vs control at end of treatment,
RR 0.98 [0.93, 1.03]5 studies · 5926 participantsHigh
Neurological deficit score
Fluoxetine vs control at end of treatment,
no estimate extracted30 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Depression (continuous data)
Fluoxetine vs control at end of treatment,
no estimate extracted4 studies · 5356 participantsHigh
Death
Fluoxetine vs control at end of treatment,
RR 1.01 [0.82, 1.24]6 studies · 6090 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Number of seizures
Fluoxetine vs control at end of treatment,
RR 1.4 [1, 1.98]6 studies · 6080 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Bone fractures
Fluoxetine vs control at end of treatment,
RR 2.35 [1.62, 3.41]6 studies · 6080 participantsHigh