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

Robinson 1988.

Methods Randomised, double‐blind, cross‐over trial for 2 successive 14‐day treatment periods.
Participants 22 children with CF (18 males, 4 females) mean age 4.4 years, range 1.5 ‐ 10.5 years. 2 children withdrew.
Interventions 2 groups:
1. pancrease 4x daily;
2. pancrease plus 100 mcg misoprostol 4x daily.
Outcomes Faecal fat.
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‐blinded in text but no further details given.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk 2 participants withdrawn due to protracted diarrhoea, 20 completed study.