Skip to main content
. 2010 Dec 8;2010(12):CD002893. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002893.pub2

Marcucci 2005.

Methods Randomised DBPC trial
Participants Children
Active 13 (6 m); losses to f/u 0 
 Placebo 11 (10m); losses to f/u 0
Interventions 12 months 
 SLIT 
 Sublingual drops 
 Maintenance dose: 0.8 mcg of mite allergen group 1 and 0.4 mcg of mite allergen group 2
Outcomes Symptom scores for rhinitis and asthma 
 Medication scores 
 Nasal tryptase 
 Nasal IgE 
 Specific nasal challenge test 
 Nasal ECP 
 Sputum ECP 
 Sputum tryptase 
 Serum IgE
Notes Jadad scale 5/5
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear risk Patients were randomised, but no details about randomisation provided
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk No details were provided
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Low risk The placebo preparation was identical to active treatment in terms of composition, appearance, presentation, taste and colour, but did not contain allergens
Incomplete outcome data addressed? 
 All outcomes Low risk Participants excluded were accounted for along with patients followed to designated follow‐up periods
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