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

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
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)
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