Li ZY 2006.
Methods | Country: China Setting: hospital based Aim: to study the effects of Xianling Gusong capsules in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis Study design: randomised controlled trial Analysis: T‐test, Chi2 test, Ridit test Loss to follow‐up: not reported |
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Participants | Ethnicity: Chinese 43 postmenopausal osteoporosis patients enrolled: 21 in trial group, 22 in control group Inclusion criteria: diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis based on bone density levels, BMD detected by DXA Exclusion criteria: secondary osteoporosis, liver or kidney disease |
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Interventions | Experimental: Xianling Gusong capsules (4 capsules, 3 times a day), for 6 months Control: Caltrate (1 pill, twice a day), for 6 months |
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Outcomes | BMD | |
Notes | No funding sources or declarations of interest for the primary researchers reported | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation | Unclear risk | No information provided |
Allocation concealment | Unclear risk | No information provided |
Blinding All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement of 'low risk' or 'high risk' |
Incomplete outcome data addressed All outcomes | Low risk | No missing outcome data |
Free of selective reporting | Unclear risk | Not all the outcomes that were of interest in this review were reported |
Free of other bias | Low risk | The study appears to be free of other sources of bias |