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 (?) |
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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) |
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Outcomes |
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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 |