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. 2016 May 20;2016(5):CD009491. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009491.pub2

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Methods Single‐centre parallel‐group randomized controlled trial conducted in USA
Participants 41 children undergoing upper GI endoscopy
Interventions Intravenous administration of:
1) 0.1 ‐ 0.15 mg/kg midazolam
2) 0.2 ‐ 0.4 mg/kg diazepam
Outcomes Measured during procedures:
Participant co‐operation
Measured 24 hours after procedures:
Anterograde amnesia (recalled procedures)
Discomfort, pain
Notes Conflicts of interest or funding sources were not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Both endoscopist and participant were blinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Both endoscopist and participant were blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Not analysed as intention‐to‐treat
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No clear evidence that measured outcomes were not reported (trial protocols were not sought for confirmation)
Other bias Low risk None expected