Lewis 2002.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group trial of oral ibuprofen | |
Participants | Participants were 6‐12 years of age and met diagnostic criteria for migraine without aura per revised IHS 1988 criteria for children (Winner 1995) from multiple sites in the United States. Enrolled (N = 138); treated/completed diary (N = 84) |
|
Interventions | Each participant treated 1 migraine with liquid ibuprofen suspension (7.5 mg/kg) or placebo | |
Outcomes |
Other reported outcomes:
|
|
Headache severity scale | 4‐point scale (none, mild, moderate, severe) | |
Funding source | Not specified | |
Publication | Journal | |
Notes | — | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "Subjects were randomly assigned (stratified by gender) to the study medication in a double‐blind fashion." |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "Subjects were randomized to one of the following groups in a 1:1 ratio" |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Quote: "matching placebo suspension" Comment: no description of taste or color |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Quote: "Fifty‐four patients were randomized but were not evaluable. . . Six treated with study agent" Comment: missing outcome data balanced between intervention groups |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Comment: all expected outcomes were reported |