Does fluoxetine improve recovery after stroke?

Cook, Rob; Thomas, Vaughan; Martin, Rosie; NIHR Dissemination Centre · BMJ · 2019

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Abstract

The studyFOCUS Trial Collaboration. Effects of fluoxetine on functional outcomes after acute stroke (FOCUS): a pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial. <i>Lancet</i> 2019;393:256-74.The study was funded by the UK Stroke Association and the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme project number 13/04/30.To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000729/a-commonly-used-antidepressant-doesnt-improve-recovery-after-stroke.