| Methods |
Randomised controlled, double‐blind trial |
| Participants |
Children 1 to 10 years old in Copenhagen |
| Interventions |
Penicillin‐V 55 mg/kg twice daily for 2 days + placebo for 5 days
versus
penicillin‐V 55 mg/kg twice daily for 7 days |
| Outcomes |
Absence of symptoms and no otorrhoea or contralateral otitis at 6 to 7 days after study entry |
| Notes |
— |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
Treatment failure at 1 month or less |
Low risk |
|
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
Treatment failure at 1 month or less |
Low risk |
|
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
|
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
Funding not reported, doses prepared in the home |
