Mattox 1992.
Methods | Randomised clinical trial, USA | |
Participants | 18 hospitalised adults admitted for rectal carcinoma surgery, at nutritional risk due to major surgery. Male:Female = not stated Mean age = not stated Exclusion criteria: none stated |
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Interventions | Experimental group: Lipid‐based TPN(n = 9) Control group: Intravenous fluid (n = 9) | |
Outcomes | Tumour protein synthesis | |
Study dates | Not stated | |
Notes | We contacted the author on 13th December 2015 by email: mattoxtw@moffitt.usf.edu. We received no reply. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | The reasons for dropouts were unclear. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol could be obtained, and the trial did not report on all‐cause mortality or serious adverse events. |
For‐profit bias | Unclear risk | It was unclear how the trial was funded. |
Other bias | Low risk | The trial appeared to be free of other components that could put it at risk of bias. |