Assessment of blinding in randomized controlled trials of antidepressants for depressive disorders 2000–2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis

<strong>Background<br></strong> In double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of antidepressants, blinding can be broken due to the apparent side effects, and unsuccessful blinding can lead to overestimation of effect sizes. New generation antidepressants with less severe sid...

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Main Authors: Lin, Y-H, Sahker, E, Shinohara, K, Horinouchi, N, Ito, M, Lelliott, M, Cipriani, A, Tomlinson, A, Baethge, C, Furukawa, TA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022