Pinto 2012.
Methods | Design: randomised, placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group trial | |
Participants |
Number assigned: 185 children (macrolide n = 88, placebo n = 97) Age in months (mean ± SD): macrolide: 3.08 ± 2.23, placebo: 3.12 ± 2.29 Setting: secondary care |
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Interventions |
Indication: acute bronchiolitis Type of macrolide: azithromycin Route: per oral Dose per day: 10 mg/kg Duration of treatment: 7 days Total treatment dose: 394 mg (current weight in macrolide group used) |
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Outcomes |
Adverse events stated as an outcome in trial registration/protocol/paper: no Adverse events ascertainment: unclear Adverse events: not reported Antimicrobial resistance: not reported Death: not reported |
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Funding sources | Supported by Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul | |
Notes | Concomitant medication: yes | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Sequence generation not described. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Allocation not described. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Unclear if placebo was identical appearing |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No relevant outcomes reported. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | 1 participant in placebo group lost to follow‐up. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Adverse events not stated as an outcome, unclear ascertainment, and no reporting of adverse events. |
Other bias | Low risk | None were identified. |