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. 2017 May 11;2017(5):CD001159. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001159.pub2

Mossafa 2005.

Methods RCT
Setting: Iran
Funding: unspecified
Participants 40 participants with femoral neck fracture
Interventions Treatment group: fascia iliaca block with 20 mL 1.5% lidocaine (n = 20)
Control group: IV fentanyl 1.5 mcg/kg (n = 20)
Lateral decubitus position for spinal anaesthesia
Outcomes Pain on movement 5 minutes after block placement (positioning for spinal)
Participant satisfaction
Notes Conference abstract
Email sent on 26 May 2015; no reply
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk "Randomized", no details
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not mentioned
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not mentioned
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not mentioned
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk None lost to follow‐up
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All measurements mentioned in methods section given in results section
Other bias Unclear risk No details