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. 2000 Apr 24;2000(2):CD002113. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002113

Smith 1992.

Methods Treatment group method ‐ no detail on randomisation
Participants 10 in treatment group (av. age 92.4) and 10 in control group (av. age 90.3); Setting: nursing section of a life‐care community
Interventions Phase 1: baseline recording for both groups; Phase 2: pad and pant system; Phase 3: PV for treatment group; Phase 4: addition of anticholinergic meds for treatement group ‐ all phases over 3.5 months
Outcomes Percent of wet checks calculated daily. Treatment group improved incontinence from 80% to 20%
Notes No details about gender
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear