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

Skinner 1985

Methods Individual randomised controlled trial
Participants Dx: seborrhoeic dermatitis (physician diagnosis implied in text)
Interventions Intervention: 2% ketoconazole cream applied twice daily to scalp, face and ears for 4 weeks (n = 20)
Control: vehicle cream applied on similar regimen (n = 17)
Outcomes Total clearance
Notes Country: USA
No conflict of interest. No baseline information on participants
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk "... assigned ... in a randomized fashion"
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? Low risk "... other medication not allowed"
Compliance acceptable? Unclear risk Not reported
Drop-out acceptable? Low risk No drop-out
Selective outcome reporting acceptable? Low risk All outcomes reported
ITT? Unclear risk Not reported