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. 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD003431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003431.pub3

Eshghi 2007.

Methods RCT n=60
Participants CAF & AAF adults
Interventions L‐Arginine 5% bid 3 months vs LIS
Outcomes healing
headache
pain relief
bleeding
Notes AS not stated, AC unclear, B not blinded, SS no
ITT+
RNS
drop outs not stated
F/U 12 weeks
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk not stated
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk not stated
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk not blinded
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk appropriate outcomes/side effects reported
Other bias Unclear risk drop outs not stated
Duration of Follow‐up 6 months or more High risk 12 weeks follow up,