Graham 1990.
Methods | Double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, experimental colds | |
Participants | 59 inoculated; 42 colds. Mean age 20.1 years, 43.3% women, university students | |
Interventions | 2 groups: aspirin 4 g/day and ibuprofen 1.2 g/day for 7 days | |
Outcomes | The proportion of nasal obstruction score > 5 in the aspirin group (6/15) significantly differed from that in the placebo group (0/14, P value < 0.05) Mean mucus weight, mean tissue count, mean overall symptom score and mean overall side effect score were reported but any other statistical parameters such as SD, SE, 95% CI and P value for each group or the difference between these groups were not reported | |
Notes | — | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | "... a randomised double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | "... identical capsules containing aspirin (500 mg), ibuprofen (200 mg) or placebo" Comment: probably done |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | "... 4 volunteers who were considered uninfected and were excluded from further analyses" Comment: probably done |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol, no convincing text |
Other bias | Low risk | The study appears to be free of other sources of bias |