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) |
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Outcomes | Total clearance | |
Notes | Country: USA No conflict of interest. No baseline information on participants |
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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 |