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

Proesmans 2003.

Methods Randomised controlled cross‐over trial. Not blinded.
Participants 24 participants were eligible for the study, of these 9 were excluded from the analysis. Results from 15 participants (12 boys and 3 girls), median age was 8.7 years (range 3.5 ‐ 15.9 years).
Interventions 2 groups:
1. participants with less than 20 kg body weight were treated with 10 mg omeprazole daily; participants weighing more than 20 kg received 20 mg omeprazole daily;
2. no omeprazole.
Outcomes Daily fat loss (g/day).
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 High risk Not blinded (treatment versus nothing).
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk 24 participants were eligible for the study, of these 9 were excluded from the analysis (1 had viral illness during stool collection while taking omeprazole; in 8 participants residual fat loss could not be confirmed in stool collection when not taking omeprazole). Results from 15 participants.