Why the study?
Does fluoxetine improve depression response rates in elderly physically ill inpatients?
Population
82 acute geriatric medical inpatients with depression and physical illness
Comparison
Fluoxetine for 8 weeks vs Placebo
Design
RCT, randomly assigned, double-blind
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Fluoxetine did not significantly improve depression response rates in elderly physically ill inpatients; leaves open efficacy questions and supports larger trials.
Does fluoxetine improve depression response rates in elderly physically ill inpatients?
Fluoxetine showed a non-significant trend towards improved depression response rates compared to placebo in elderly physically ill inpatients, though it was well tolerated.
Evans et al. (1997) studied this question.
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