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

Kousidou 1992

Methods Individual randomised controlled trials
Participants Diagnosis: SebDerm
Excluded: patients currently on corticosteroids or antibiotics
Sex: M (21/40); age (33.7 ± 10.2 years); severity (?)
Interventions Intervention: ketoconazole cream 2% applied facially once daily for 28 days (n = 20)
Control: hydrocortisone cream 1% applied facially once daily for 28 days (n = 20)
Outcomes
  • Global evaluation of improvement by investigator at 4 weeks


  • Symptom severity score for erythema, scaling and pruritus at 4 weeks

Notes Country: Greece
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk "They were randomized to two groups?"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
Baseline comparable? Low risk "without any statistically significant difference in mean scores"
Patient blinded? Unclear risk Not reported
Provider blinded? Unclear risk Not reported
Outcome assessor blinded? Unclear risk Not reported
Co-interventions avoided? Unclear risk Not reported
Compliance acceptable? Unclear risk Not reported
Drop-out acceptable? Low risk "One patient in the ketoconazole group stopped treatment after two weeks because of dermatitis"
Selective outcome reporting acceptable? Low risk All outcomes reported
ITT? Low risk Not reported