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. 2018 Nov 29;2018(11):CD012776. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012776.pub2

Protopopoff 2018.

Methods Cluster‐randomized controlled village trial
Participants 3966 children analysed (21 months after intervention) aged 6 months‐14 years (excluding the severely ill), Anopheles species (pooled). Total core cluster population area ranged from 14,845 to 16,358.
Interventions Control: LLIN, Olyset Net
Intervention: LLIN, Olyset Plus
Outcomes Malaria infection prevalence, sporozoite rate, mosquito density
Mosquito resistance status Resistance ‐ high (17.8% mortality, N = 107)
Net treatment Nets unholed and unwashed
Location(s) Muleba District, Tanzania
Notes Trial conducted: March 2014‐December 2016
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Recruitment bias Low risk No participants recruited after clusters had been randomized
Were the mosquitoes in LLIN and LLIN + PBO groups comparable Unclear risk Resistance level was only available for the whole district, not at village level.
Collectors blinded Low risk Field workers were masked to net treatment.
Household blinded Low risk Inhabitants were masked to net treatment
Treatment allocation (was the treatment allocation sequence randomly/adequately generated Low risk Restricted randomization was used to allocate clusters to the study groups.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Restricted randomization was used to allocate treatments to clusters
Were incomplete outcome data adequately addressed Low risk No incomplete outcome data
Were the raw data reported for LLIN and LLIN + PBO groups Low risk No missing outcome data
Clusters lost to follow‐up Low risk No clusters lost to follow‐up
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All measured outcomes appear to be reported
Correct statistical methods; adjusted for clustering Low risk Clustering was taken into account and adjusted for during statistical analysis
Trial authors' conflicting interest Low risk The trial authors declared no conflicting interests.