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. 2014 May 27;2014(5):CD003463. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003463.pub2

Coura 1997.

Methods Non‐randomised study
Participants Adults
Interventions BZD (n = 26) 5 mg/kg/day (4 weeks)
NFTMX (n = 27) 5 mg/kg/day (4 weeks)
Placebo (n = 24)
Outcomes Serological status recorded
Xenodiagnosis recorded
Notes Brazil 1997
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk  
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk  
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk  
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Unclear
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk