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. 2016 Aug 22;2016(8):CD003424. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003424.pub4

Heijerman 1990.

Methods Randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled cross‐over trial for 2 successive 14‐day treatment periods.
Participants 8 adults with CF (5 males, 3 females) mean age 28 years, range 21 ‐ 43 years. 1 withdrawal during treatment period with enprostil because of severe diarrhoea and abdominal discomfort.
Interventions 2 groups:
1. oral ranitidine 2x 150 mg;
2. enprostil 2x 35 mcg as adjunct to Pancrease.
Outcomes Faecal fat, weight, gastrointestinal symptoms.
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Described as randomised, but no details of method given.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not discussed
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Described as double‐blind in text but no details given.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk 1 withdrawal during treatment period with enprostil because of severe diarrhoea and abdominal discomfort.