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

Lopez-Padilla 1996

Methods Individual randomised controlled trials
Participants Dx: SD and dandruff as diagnosed by physician
Exclusion criteria: psoriasis, contact dermatitis, HIV infection
Male: 62%; age: 29 years on average
Interventions Intervention: 1% climbazole shampoo applied daily for 3 weeks (n = 30)
Control: 1% ketoconazole applied similarly (n = 30)
Outcomes Full remission of all symptoms, independent remission of pruritus and desquamation
Notes Country: Mexico
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Assigned randomly
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Not reported
Baseline comparable? High risk Sex differed
Patient blinded? Low risk Use of identical bottles
Provider blinded? Low risk Use of identical bottles
Outcome assessor blinded? Low risk Use of identical bottles
Co-interventions avoided? Low risk Not allowed
Compliance acceptable? Unclear risk Not reported
Drop-out acceptable? Unclear risk Not reported
Selective outcome reporting acceptable? Unclear risk Not reported
ITT? High risk Persons who did not complete the study were excluded