| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial
Study location: Department of Neonatology, Zangzhou Municipal Hospital, Fujian, China
Study period: not stated |
| Participants |
Population: 44 preterm infants, 7 days old |
| Interventions |
Intervention: EPO group received 250 IU/kg/d 3 times weekly IV for 4 weeks (750 IU/kg/week, high dose). Use of iron is not stated, nor is it stated what the control group received. |
| Outcomes |
Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment at 40 weeks' PMA
Gesell Developmental Schedule at 6 and 12 months after birth |
| Notes |
This study has been published as a full report in Chinese. Only the abstract was written in English. We requested the full paper and if possible an English translation from the first author (2009‐08‐08). The only data provided with means and SDs were scores for the Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment at 40 weeks' PMA. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
No information provided |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
44 preterm infants randomly divided into 2 groups |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
As we have not been able to obtain an English translation of the full article, this item cannot be assessed. |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
As we have not been able to obtain an English translation of the full article, this item cannot be assessed. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Complete follow‐up: unclear |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
As we have not been able to obtain an English translation of the full article, this item cannot be assessed. |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
As we have not been able to obtain an English translation of the full article, this item cannot be assessed. |
