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. 2001 Jan 22;2001(1):CD001968. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001968

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