Rosenfeld 1984.
Methods | Blinding of randomization: Can't tell Blinding of intervention: Yes Complete follow‐up: No Blinding of outcome measurement: Yes for radiologic evaluation. No for other outcomes. | |
Participants | Preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with respiratory distress syndrome, ventilator dependent with fraction of inspired oxygen > 0.70 at 24 hours of age to maintain PaO2 > or = 50 torr. | |
Interventions | Experimental: Bovine superoxide dismutase 0.25 mg/kg subcutaneously every 12 hours until no longer needing ventilator or continuous positive airway pressure and maintained on room air (n=21). Control (Placebo): Equal volume of saline subcutaneously (n=24). | |
Outcomes | Radiologic changes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. | |
Notes | Study done in pre‐surfactant era. Definition of bronchopulmonay dysplasia different from current definition. Small sample size. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |