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. 2015 Apr 29;(4):CD008138. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008138.pub2

Katsambas 1989

Methods Individual randomised controlled trials
Participants Diagnosis: seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp and face
Interventions Intervention: ketoconazole 2% cream applied to scalp and face twice daily for 14 days (n = 24)
Control: hydrocortisone 1% cream applied similarly (n = 26)
Outcomes Global evaluation of improvement
Notes Country: Greece
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk "Randomised fashion"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
Baseline comparable? Unclear risk Not reported
Patient blinded? Unclear risk "...assigned tubes of either 2% ketoconazole cream or 1% hydrocortisone cream in a randomised fashion"
Provider blinded? Unclear risk "...assigned tubes of either 2% ketoconazole cream or 1% hydrocortisone cream in a randomised fashion"
Outcome assessor blinded? Unclear risk "...assigned tubes of either 2% ketoconazole cream or 1% hydrocortisone cream in a randomised fashion"
Co-interventions avoided? Low risk No other medication was allowed
Compliance acceptable? Unclear risk Not reported
Drop-out acceptable? Unclear risk Not reported
Selective outcome reporting acceptable? Low risk All outcomes reported
ITT? Low risk All participants included