Table 3.
Assessment of Risk of Bias
Domain; Risk of Bias* | ||||||
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Study | Sequence Generation | Allocation Concealment | Blinding | Incomplete Data Outcome | Selective Outcome Reporting | Other |
Ameer et al. (1983)†21 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Unclear |
Pettersson et al. (2005)22 | Unclear | Unclear | High | Unclear | Low | Low |
Van der Westhuizen et al. (2001)†23 | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Unclear | Low |
Brett et al. (2012)24 | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Singla et al. (2012)25 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Unclear | Unclear |
Fenlon et al. (2013)26 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Unclear |
Risk of bias was categorized as low, high, or unclear.
Open-label study with low risk of bias because of objective pharmacokinetic outcomes.