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. 2017 Sep 8;2017(9):CD011572. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011572.pub2

Aoyama 2015.

Methods Multicenter, randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial (N = 165)
Participants Patients with active, mild‐to‐moderate UC
Interventions Group 1: budesonide foam (2 mg/25 mL) once daily
Group 2: budesonide foam (2 mg/25 mL) twice daily
Group 3: placebo
Outcomes Primary outcome: remission at week 6 (rectal bleeding subscore = 0, endoscopic subscore < 1 and stool frequency subscore = 0 or decrease > 1)
Notes Reported in abstract form only (unclear how many patients randomised to each group); not included in quantitative synthesis
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 Not described
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All expected outcomes were reported
Other bias Unclear risk Reported in abstract form only