Electroconvulsive therapy added to non-clozapine antipsychotic medication for treatment resistant schizophrenia: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

W. Zheng, X.L. Cao, Gabor S. Ungvari, Y.Q. Xiang, T. Guo, Z.R. Liu, Y.Y. Wang, B.P. Forester, S.J. Seiner, Y.T. Xiang

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    Abstract

    © 2016 Zheng et al.This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examined the efficacy and safety of the combination of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and antipsychotic medication (except for clozapine) versus the same antipsychotic monotherapy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). Two independent investigators extracted data for a random effects metaanalysis and pre-specified subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Weighted and standard mean difference (WMD/SMD), risk ratio (RR) ±95% confidence intervals (CIs), number needed to treat (NNT), and number needed to harm (NNH) were calculated. Eleven studies (n = 818, duration = 10.2±5.5 weeks) were identified for meta-analysis. Adjunctive ECT was superior to antipsychotic monotherapy regarding (1) symptomatic improvement at last-observation endpoint with an SMD of -0.67 (p
    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere0156510
    JournalPLoS One
    Volume11
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2016

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