Valovirta 2006.
| Methods | Randomised DBPC trial | |
| Participants | Children 35 active Dose group one 33 patients (19 m); losses to f/u 1 Dose group 2: 32 patients (13 m); losses to f/u 7 33 placebo (18 m); losses to f/u 6 |
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| Interventions | 18 months SLIT Group 1: accumulated weekly dose 3.6 mcg Bet v 1/ Aln g 1/ Cor a 1 Group 2: accumulated weekly dose 30 mcg of Bet v 1/ Aln g 1/ Cor a 1 5 weeks updosing schedule | |
| Outcomes | Symptom score Medication score | |
| Notes | Jadad scale 5/5 2 treatment groups Mixed tree pollen | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? | Unclear risk | Patients were randomised but how this was done was not stated |
| Allocation concealment? | Low risk | Central allocation |
| Blinding? All outcomes | Low risk | The study was conducted under double‐blind conditions. There was no difference in colour and viscosity between the study drug and placebo. All blinding procedures were performed by the Quality Assurance Department at ALK‐Abello A/S. |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Low risk | Outcome data for each main outcome completed, including attrition and exclusions from the analysis. 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 |