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. 2020 Jul 10;2020(7):CD013600. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013600.pub2
'Risk of bias' assessment of Perotti 2020
Domain Assessed outcomes Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Representative study group (selection bias) Not available High 46 participants only
Outcome detectors blinded to intervention (detection bias) Adverse events High Not blinded, but awareness of intervention can bias assessment of subjective outcomes
Complete outcome assessment/follow‐up (attrition bias) Adverse events Low Assessed and reported for all participants, 7‐day follow‐up
Well‐defined study group (reporting bias) Not available Low Study population and intervention well described
Well‐defined outcome (reporting bias) Adverse events Low Assessed and reported for all participants, 7‐day follow‐up
Well‐defined risk estimates (analyses) Adverse events Not available No analyses performed
Important prognostic factors or follow‐up taken adequately into account (confounding)  Not available High Not adjusted for confounding factors