Satriano 1987
Methods | Individual randomised controlled trials | |
Participants | Diagnosis: SebDerm of duration over 5 years Sex: M (28/40); age: 29.3 years on average; duration: 100% longer than 5 years |
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Interventions | Int: ketoconazole cream 2% applied facially 2× daily for 28 days; ketoconazole 1% shampoo applied to scalp 2× weekly for 28 days (n = 20) Placebo: not specified but applied similarly (n = 20) |
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Outcomes | Symptom severity score for erythema, desquamation and pruritus at 4 weeks | |
Notes | Country: Italy | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | "... in two randomised groups" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Baseline comparable? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Patient blinded? | Unclear risk | Double-blind |
Provider blinded? | Unclear risk | Double-blind |
Outcome assessor blinded? | Unclear risk | Double-blind |
Co-interventions avoided? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Compliance acceptable? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Drop-out acceptable? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Selective outcome reporting acceptable? | High risk | Global evaluation reported only for open part of trial |
ITT? | Unclear risk | Not reported |