Stratton 2007.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial. Duration to be confirmed | |
Participants | Adults (n = 50, 42 females, 8 males) with hip fractures. Mean age 82 years (range 46‐97 years). All patients at risk of malnutrition assessed by Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). |
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Interventions | Readily available snacks (300 kcal/portion) (n = 24) versus oral nutritional supplements (300 kcal/carton) (n = 26). | |
Outcomes | ||
Notes | Data awaited from author to clarify aspects of study design and data. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not stated. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not stated. |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Clinical outcomes | Unclear risk | Not stated. |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Functional outcomes | Unclear risk | Not stated. |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Nutritional outcomes | Unclear risk | Not stated. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not possible to assess from abstract. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Not possible to assess from abstract no data in abstract suitable for entry into meta‐analysis. Authors unwilling to provide the data prior to full publication. |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Not possible to assess from abstract. |