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. 2018 Oct 18;2018(10):CD009431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009431.pub3

Kellow 1995.

Methods Randomised. double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Single‐centre. Criteria for FD: equivalent symptom with mixed ulcer‐ like and dysmotility‐like
Participants N = 61
Female: 70%
Mean age: 50 ±18 years for prokinetic group and 46 ± 15 years for placebo group
Country : Australia
Interventions Intervention: cisapride 10 mg orally three times a day
Comparator: placebo
Rescue medication: antacid
Duration of treatment: 4 weeks
Outcomes Total score of symptoms based on scale 0 to 3 assessed by doctor
Global assessment: marked improvement‐complete or near complete resolution of symptoms: moderate improvement‐partial remission of symptoms; minimal improvement‐slight improvement of symptoms: unchanged‐no change in symptoms; deteriorated‐symptoms worsened as compared to before treatment assessed by participants
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Quote: "Randomized"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double blinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Assessed by both investigators and participants who were blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk 8% participants withdrawn (6.5% from prokinetic versus 10% from placebo), balanced between two groups
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Reported all pre‐defined outcomes
Other bias Low risk No other risk found