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The efficacy comparison of citalopram, fluoxetine, and placebo on motor recovery after ischemic stroke: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial.

Marjan AsadollahiMahtab RamezaniZiba KhanmoradiAlireza Jalali
Published in: Clinical rehabilitation (2018)
There was no significant difference between citalopram and fluoxetine in facilitating post-stroke motor recovery in ischemic stroke patients. However, compared with a placebo, both drugs improved post-stroke motor function.
Keyphrases
  • placebo controlled
  • double blind
  • randomized controlled trial
  • study protocol
  • phase iii
  • clinical trial
  • phase ii
  • atrial fibrillation
  • open label
  • ischemia reperfusion injury
  • cerebral ischemia
  • brain injury