Sianni 2013.
Methods | RCT, parallel, (fish oil vs placebo), 12 months Summary risk of bias: moderate or high |
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Participants | Patients with hypertension and paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) N: 268 intervention, 60 control Level of risk for CVD: moderate Men: not reported Mean age (SD) years: 62 (6), not reported by arm Age range: not reported Smokers: not reported Hypertension: 100% Medications taken by at least 50% of those in the control group: not reported Medications taken by 20%‐49% of those in the control group: not reported Medications taken by some, but less than 20% of the control group: not reported Location: Greece Ethnicity: not reported |
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Interventions | Type: supplement Comparison: fish oil vs unclear placebo Intervention: omega‐3 fatty acids with no further details. Dose: 4 g/d omega Control: placebo, no further details Compliance: no details Duration of intervention: 12 months |
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Outcomes | Main study outcome: AF recurrence and BP Dropouts: no details Available outcomes: new AF episodes, BP (not in a usable format) Response to contact: no |
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Notes | Study funding: unclear The study's only publication was a conference abstract. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No details, probably randomised but unclear |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No details |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol or trial register record found |
Attention | Unclear risk | No details |
Compliance | Unclear risk | No details |
Other bias | Unclear risk | No details |