Sayyad 1995.
Methods |
Study design: parallel group, randomized controlled trial Number randomized: 64 eyes (number of participants not reported) Exclusions after randomization: none reported Number analyzed: 64 eyes Unit of analysis: not reported Handling of missing data: none reported Sample size calculation: not reported |
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Participants |
Country: Saudi Arabia Mean age: not reported Gender: not reported Inclusion criteria: complicated glaucoma Exclusion criteria: not reported Equivalence of baseline characteristics: not reported Diagnoses in participants: complicated glaucoma |
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Interventions |
MMC group (n not reported): single‐plate Molteno implant with MMC and trabeculectomy No MMC group (n not reported): single‐plate Molteno implant only In all participants in both groups the Molteno tube was ligated temporarily |
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Outcomes |
Outcomes (primary and secondary outcomes not differentiated): mean IOP Length of follow‐up: postoperative day 14, months 3, and 12 |
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Notes |
Study period: not reported Trial registration: not reported Funding and conflicts of interest: not reported |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of sequence generation not reported |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Allocation concealment not reported |
Masking of participants and personnel (performance bias) | Unclear risk | Masking of participants and personnel not reported |
Masking of outcome assessment (detection bias) | Unclear risk | Masking of outcome assessors not reported |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Missing data not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | No full‐length paper published more than 20 years after presenting the trial at a conference |
Other bias | Low risk | None identified |
BSS: balanced salt solution IOP: intraocular pressure mg/mL: milligrams per milliliter MMC: mitomycin C mmHg: millimeter of mercury