Dahl 2006b.
Methods | Randomised DBPC trial; multicentre | |
Participants | Adults 316 active (179 m); losses to f/u 42 318 placebo (193 m); losses to f/u 46 |
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Interventions | 12 months SLIT Sublingual tablet Grass pollen 75 000 SQ‐T Phl p 5 15 mcg Daily | |
Outcomes | Rhinoconjunctivitis symptom score Medication score Global assessment Adverse events | |
Notes | Jadad scale 5/5 | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Low risk | The allocation sequence was generated by the sponsoring company and blinded for the investigators |
Allocation concealment? | Low risk | Central allocation |
Blinding? All outcomes | Low risk | Unblinded efficacy and safety assessments on subject level were available only for a biostatistician at the Contract Research Organization. All personnel associated with the study and participants remained blinded. |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Low risk | Outcome data were completed for each main outcome. Attrition and exclusions were reported. The numbers in each intervention group and reasons for attrition/exclusions were reported. |
Free of selective reporting? | Low risk | The specified outcomes in the methodology were reported in the results section |
Free of other bias? | Low risk | No other sources of bias were detected or suspected |