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. 2017 Apr 9;2017(4):CD004022. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004022.pub4

1027 Fagerberg 1984.

Methods Op
 P
Participants N30
 Hyp
 Age51
Interventions SR99
 Dur63
Outcomes SBP
 DBP
Notes Included 34
 LoFo: 4
 IT: No
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Open study
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Lost to follow up 4/34. Group association unclear
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk No distinct selective outcome reporting
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Open study: Performance bias due to knowledge of the allocated interventions by participants and personnel during the study.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Open study: Detection bias due to knowledge of the allocated interventions by outcome assessors