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. 2010 Dec 8;2010(12):CD002893. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002893.pub2

Durham 2006.

Methods Randomised DBPC trial
Participants Adults
141 active (84 m) 
 136 placebo (89 m)
Interventions 18 weeks 
 No updosing phase 
 Sublingual tablets 
 75,000 SQ‐T 
 15 mcg Phl p 5
Outcomes Rhinoconjunctivitis symptom score 
 Medication score 
 Post‐treatment specific IgE levels 
 Post‐treatment specific IgG 
 Number of well days
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 (computer‐generated schedule)
Allocation concealment? Low risk Central allocation
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Low risk Investigators and participants were blinded to treatment assignment for the duration of the study. Tablet similar in taste, smell and appearance.
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