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

Kocher 2002.

Methods RCT n=60
Participants CAF
Interventions GTN 0.2% bid vs. diltiazem 2% bid 6 weeks
Outcomes Healing 
 Pain relief 
 recurrence 
 Headache
Notes ROK 
 ITT +
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk ROK
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ Adequate
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk  
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk appropriate outcomes/side effects reported
Other bias Low risk ITT+
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk  
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk  
Duration of Follow‐up 6 months or more High risk 12 weeks