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. 2011 Sep 7;2011(9):CD002008. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002008.pub4

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).
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.