Ettinger 1984.
Methods | Randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled cross‐over study | |
Participants | 25 patients with Raynaud's Mean age 36.7 ± 2.5 years, range 21 to 60 Mean disease duration 9.5 ± 1.4 years 6 primary Raynaud's phenomenon 16 secondary Raynaud's phenomenon |
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Interventions | Nifedipine Dazoxiben Placebo |
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Outcomes | Participant diary used to record Raynaud's phenomenon with number, duration, severity, pain, overall response to treatment, and side effects | |
Notes | Intervention with 3 arms; number of participants with placebo divided by 2 to avoid double‐counting | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Information insufficient for judgement of low or high risk of bias |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Information insufficient for judgement of low or high risk of bias |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | "Double‐blind" study |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | "Double‐blind" study |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | 19/25 completing the study |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcome data reported |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Information insufficient for judgement of low or high risk of bias |