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

Carroccio 1992.

Methods Randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled cross‐over trial for 2 successive 6‐month treatment periods.
Participants 10 children with CF (7 males, 5 females), mean age 12.5 years, age range 7 ‐ 18 years, with persistent steatorrhoea on enzymatic supplements (12 children were originally enrolled, but 2 were excluded).
Interventions 2 groups:
1. usual enzyme therapy plus famotidine 1 mg/kg/day;
2. usual enzyme therapy plus placebo.
Outcomes Faecal weight, fat absorption, weight and height changes, serum calcium, triglycerides, cholesterol, phosphate, iron, Hb, albumin, Crispin Norman score, Shwachman score.
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 further details given.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk 12 children were originally enrolled, but 2 were excluded with severe pulmonary infections.