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. 2016 Oct 12;2016(10):CD008536. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008536.pub3

Jacobsen 2012.

Methods Randomised double‐blind double‐dummy placebo‐controlled trial
Participants 318 community‐living women > 70 years of age
Interventions Tibolone 1.25 mg/d, placebo, raloxifene 60 mg/d (not considered in the meta‐analysis) for 24 months
Outcomes Cardiovascular events (TIA; cerebrovascular events; myocardial infarction)
Notes Trial location: Netherlands (single centre)
Timing: July 2003 to Jan 2008
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Block randomisation with computer‐generated list of random numbers
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information provided
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind trial; study authors declared that use of double dummy blinded participants
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No information provided
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Substantial losses to follow‐up (already > 20% at 3 months)
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Study reported data on outcomes as indicated in the protocol. Additional data on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events available in the study publication and included in this review
Conflict of interest Low risk Sponsored by the Dutch Organization for Health Research and Development. Study authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest