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. 2014 Sep 10;2014(9):CD003723. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003723.pub3

Singhi 2002.

Methods Randomised parallel group design
Participants Children (mean 3.75 years), male 78%, university hospital intensive care setting
Interventions Arm 1 = midazolam 0.2 mg/kg bolus followed by 2‐10 microgram/kg/min infusion
 Arm 2 = diazepam 0.01 ‐ 0.1 mg/kg/min infusion
Route of administration: IV
Outcomes Cessation of seizures
 Recovery at discharge and during follow‐up
 Mortality
 Complications
 Adverse effects
Out‐patient follow‐up period: not specified
Notes Study from India, single centre, no mention of any funding source
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Randomisation in blocks of six by sealed envelopes
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk The random assignment was kept sealed in an envelope by a faculty member not directly involved in the study
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Lack of blinding may have affected institution of co‐intervention
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Even though not blinded, outcomes such as seizure activity determination are unlikely to be subject to bias in detection