| Methods |
Randomized clinical trial using a random number table |
| Participants |
180 children with measles in hospital |
| Interventions |
200,000 IU vitamin A orally for 2 days, or routine treatment without vitamin A |
| Outcomes |
Death |
| Notes |
Quality score 3 |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Randomized clinical trial using a random numbers table |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Adequate |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
The staff and participants were blinded |
