Cochrane · systematic review · CD009695
Efficacy of psychostimulant drugs for amphetamine abuse or dependence
Pérez‐Mañá, C, Castells, X, Torrens, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
Drugs and AlcoholAMSTAR 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%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
Psychostimulants for amphetamine abuse or dependence
Population: Amphetamine abuse or dependence
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Amphetamine use (UA) Negative urinalyses across the study | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 473 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Sustained abstinence Negative urinalyses for at least 3 consecutive weeks | RR 1.12 [0.84, 1.49] | 6 studies · 559 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Retention to treatment Number of participants who competed treatment | RR 1.01 [0.9, 1.14] | 11 studies · 791 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias |