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

Boyle 1980.

Methods Randomised cross‐over trial, 2 groups for successive 5‐day treatment periods (2‐day equilibration and 3‐day stool collection).
Participants 8 people with CF, mean age 16 years, age range 12 ‐ 25 years.
Interventions 2 groups:
1. pancreatic enzyme (Viokase®) alone;
2. pancreatic enzyme (Viokase®) plus the H2 receptor antagonist cimetidine .
Outcomes Faecal bile acids, weight and fat, and postprandial serum bile acids.
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 Did not report blinding of investigators.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Stool collection from 1 participant was not complete, so stool data based on 7 participants only.