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

Kallenberg 1987.

Methods Double‐blind randomized cross‐over trial
Participants 16 patients
8 with primary Raynaud's ‐ 6 female and 2 male
Mean age 34 years, range 25 to 47
Duration of disease 20 years, range 3 to 37
8 with secondary Raynaud's ‐ 5 female and 3 male
Mean age 44 years, range 28 to 63
Duration of disease 17 years, range 9 to 24
Interventions Nifedipine or placebo
Outcomes Side effects
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Evidence insufficient for judgement of risk
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Evidence insufficient for judgement of risk
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind study
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Participant diary used to record subjective assessments
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Only 1/16 dropouts
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk None detected
Other bias Unclear risk Evidence insufficient for judgement of risk