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. 2021 Dec 15;2021(12):CD008012. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008012.pub4

Cai 2012.

Methods RCT design: 2‐arm parallel‐group trial
Total N randomised: 126
Length of follow‐up: 4 weeks of intervention with no follow‐up
Analysis: unclear (method of analysis not explicitly stated; dropouts unclear)
Participants Location: China
Number of study centres and setting: unclear
CAD criteria: unstable angina, not further specified
Depression criteria: unclear. Clinical Global Impression used to quantify change.
Other entry criteria: unclear
Exclusion criteria: unclear
Treatment N: 66 (no demographics reported)
Control N: 60 (no demographics reported)
Comparability of groups: no comparisons reported
Interventions Treatment: flupentixol melitracen (trade name Deanxit), 1 or 2 pieces for 4 weeks
Control: unclear
Duration of treatment: 4 weeks
Outcomes Cinical global improvement in depression and anxiety, incidence of angina pectoris and malignant cardiovascular events
Notes Conference abstract only. Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical College, JiangXi, GanZhou, China