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We identified and assessed an outlying trial included only in the Lancet NMAs using the INSPECT\u2010SR instrument, and re\u2010analyzed the NMAs with and without this trial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The larger effects reported in the Lancet NMAs (SMD \u22120.51, 95% CrI \u22120.99 to \u22120.03; and \u22120.51, \u22120.84 to \u22120.18) were driven by an inconsistent fluoxetine\u2013placebo\u2013nortriptyline loop, which the original NMA authors could not explain. We identified the cause of the inconsistency as a small outlier trial of fluoxetine versus nortriptyline that reported an implausibly large effect size (SMD\u2009&gt;\u20094) favoring fluoxetine, and which was not included in the Cochrane NMA. Excluding this trial from the Lancet NMA datasets resolved the inconsistency and yielded efficacy estimates for fluoxetine that closely matched the Cochrane NMA (SMD \u22120.20, 95%CI \u22120.28 to \u22120.11). The outlier trial also showed multiple methodological concerns suggesting low trustworthiness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Discrepancies between the three NMAs were explained by the indirect influence of a single small trial with extreme and unreliable results. Removing this trial reconciled the Lancet NMAs with the Cochrane NMA, yielding a more reliable estimate of fluoxetine efficacy versus placebo. It also resolved the inconsistency. This case illustrates how inclusion of a single small problematic trial can substantially distort the clinically important results of NMAs. Our findings may alter the clinical risk\/benefit assessment of fluoxetine for this indication.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Other<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No specific funding was involved in the study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/cesm.70108","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,1]],"date-time":"2026-10-01T07:42:40Z","timestamp":1790840560000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A Re\u2010Appraisal of Three Network Meta\u2010Analyses to Explain the Discrepancy in Findings for the Efficacy of Fluoxetine for the Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5522-4679","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Richard","family":"Lyus","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Brookside Family Consultation Clinic Cambridge UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3760-3801","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Florian","family":"Naudet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en sant\u00e9, environnement et travail)\u2014UMR_S 1085 Rennes France"},{"name":"Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) Paris France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9231-2770","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gert","family":"van Valkenhoef","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Leeuwarden  the Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4659-9314","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martin","family":"Pl\u00f6derl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Inpatient Psychotherapy and Crisis Intervention, University Clinic for Psychiatry\/Psychotherapy\/Psychosomatics Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_20_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/bjc.12333"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2022-058846"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2023-064245"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/acps.13116"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2021.03.022"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/00048674211067720"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclinepi.2025.112016"},{"key":"e_1_2_20_9_1","volume-title":"The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry","author":"Taylor D. 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