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. 1998 Jan 26;1998(1):CD001044. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001044

Frasseto 1986.

Methods Double blinded: 
 yes.
Participants N=20 Italian men with symptomatic BPH. Age range: 50‐84, mean 67 years. 
 Lost to follow‐up: 0.
Interventions Control: placebo (n=10). 
 Treatment: P. africanum extract (Tadenan) 75 mg daily (n=10). 
 Treatment duration: 60 days
Outcomes "Dysuric symptoms" (nocturia, pollachiuria, 
 reduced strenght of flux). 
 Adverse events.
Notes Prostate size evaluated by ultrasonography.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear