Berry 1979
Methods | RCT with allocation concealment and randomisation through central sealed envelope allocation. Patient, outcome assessors and treating team all aware of allocation at the start of treatment. No indication of power calculation | |
Participants | 24 adults with SCC of the head and neck where radiotherapy was the treatment of choice. 11 allocated to HBOT and 13 to control. No dropouts, but two participants crossed from HBOT to control after refusing HBOT | |
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Outcomes | Death at 1 and 5 years, local recurrence at 5 years | |
Notes | Also see Berry 1968 | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk |