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. 2018 Apr 5;2018(4):CD008509. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008509.pub3

Mukhtarov 2007.

Methods
  • Study design: RCT.

  • Study duration: NS.

  • Follow‐up/Treatment duration: 28 days.

Participants
  • Country: Uzbekistan.

  • Setting: single centre.

  • Patients with distal ureteral stones.

  • Number:

    • Stones < 6 mm: treatment group 1: 27; control group 1: 25.

    • Stones ≥ 6 mm: treatment group 2: 24; control group 2: 21.

  • Mean age ± SD, years: NS.

  • Sex, M/F: 61/36.

  • Exclusion criteria: NS.

Interventions Treatment group 1
  • Doxazosin 4 mg daily.

  • Standard regimen.


Control group 1
  • Standard regimen

    • Oral hydration and diclofenac sodium on demand.


Treatment group 2
  • SWL.

  • Doxazosin 4 mg daily.

  • Standard regimen.


Control group 2
  • SWL.

  • Standard regimen.

Outcomes
  • Stone‐free rate.

  • Stone expulsion time.

  • Pain scores.

  • Mean diclofenac consumption in mg.

Funding sources None stated.
Declarations of interest None stated.
Notes Conference abstract.
Maximum follow‐up in group 1: 28 days.
Weekly re‐evaluation with X‐ray and US.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk No quotes available.
Comment: randomisation stated but no information on method used was available; therefore risk of selection bias was considered to be unclear.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No quotes available. Insufficient information to permit judgement.
Comment: Owing to insufficient information, allocation concealment was considered to have unclear risk of bias.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No quotes available. No blinding described.
Comment: Owing to insufficient information, risk of performance bias was considered to be unclear.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No quotes available. No blinding of outcome assessments described.
Comment: Owing to insufficient information, risk of detection bias was considered to be unclear.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk No quotes available.
Comment: No participants lost to follow‐up; therefore risk of attrition bias was considered to be low.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No quotes available.
Comment: Owing to insufficient information to permit judgement, risk of reporting bias was considered to be unclear.
Other bias Unclear risk No quotes available.
Comment: Owing to insufficient information to permit judgement, risk of other sources of bias was considered to be unclear.