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. 2017 Dec 13;2017(12):CD000467. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000467.pub2

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
Interventions Nifedipine
Dazoxiben
Placebo
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