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. 2019 Jul 24;2019(7):CD012412. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012412.pub3

Raupp 1995.

Study characteristics
Methods RCT
Participants Neonates; body weight 1000 to 1799 g
Interventions Empirical use of partially hydrolysed whey‐casein formula* (n = 56)
Non‐hydrolysed preterm formula* (n = 52)
Outcomes Biochemistry
Bone mineralisation
Blood/serum
Necrotising enterocolitis
Notes University Children's Hospital of Düsseldorf
* Energy content of both formulas: 80 kcal/100 mL
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Information not available
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Information not available
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes High risk Unblinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes High risk Unblinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk All infants assessed for primary outcomes
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Protocol not available
Other bias Unclear risk Funder: Nestle (manufacturer of the trial formula)