Saracco 1990.

Methods	Allocation concealment: unclear. Blinding: no. Intention to treat: no. Methodological score: 12.
Participants	NAIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C Arms: 26/25 Excluded: 3/5 Mean age: 48/47 % males: 62/60 % transfusion: 46/48 % drug abuse: 54/52 % cirrhosis: 50/24 Genotypes: NDA Disease duration: NDA
Interventions	Experimental: IFN 3 MU TIW x 6 mo Control: no intervention Follow‐up: 6 mo
Outcomes	‐ biochemical ETR and SR ‐ liver histology
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear