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. 2016 May 23;2016(5):CD007126. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007126.pub3

Kampe 2006.

Methods Randomized, double‐blind, active‐controlled
Medications administered 30 min before the end of surgery
Participants Type of surgery: breast cancer (breast conserving or total mastectomy, balanced between groups)
Propacetamol group
Entered/completing: 20/20
Age (mean, SD): 52 ± 10.2
Sex (male, %): 0
Dipyrone group
Entered/completing: 20/20
Age (mean, SD): 55.9 ± 8.7
Sex (male, %): 0
Interventions Intervention: 1 g propacetamol in 100 ml solution over 15 min
Control: 1 g dipyrone
Outcomes Pain intensity at rest and on coughing (VAS)
Opioid consumption (piritramide via PCA)
Patient satisfaction (categorical)
Source of funding In part supported by a grant from BristoΙ‐Myers Squibb GmbFΙ, München, Germany, with publication support provided by the Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Cologne
Were treatment groups comparable at baseline? Yes: demographics, type of procedure
Details of preoperative pain Not reported
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Randomization was based on a computer‐generated code
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Randomization results were sealed in sequentially numbered, opaque envelopes
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk The infusions were made to look identical; participants and investigators were blinded to the study treatment
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk "The data for all patients were eligible for statistical analysis."
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes from Methods section reported in Results section
Size High risk Fewer than 50 participants per arm of the study (20 propacetamol, 20 dipyrone)