Linsenmeyer 2004.
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Participants | Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: NS |
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Interventions | Treatment group
Control group
Duration of treatment: 9 weeks (4 weeks on each, plus one week wash out) |
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Notes | Exclusions post randomisation: none Method of obtaining urine sample
Definition of bacteriuria
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | NS |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | NS |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | States participants and researchers blinded |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | States researchers are blinded, assume outcomes assessors included |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All patients accounted for in results and analysis; losses to follow‐up/withdrawals: 16 |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Primary outcome is appropriate |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Some methods are vague, not a well reported study Source of funding: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association |