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. 2011 Jul 6;2011(7):CD005198. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005198.pub3

Olweny 1977.

Methods Randomised, parallel group, single‐centre trial (Kenya). 
 ITT: no. 
 Withdrawals: stated.
Participants Baseline characteristics: 25 participants randomised; 22 participated. 
 Median age: irradiation: 8 years; no irradiation: 5 years (range: 4 to 14). 
 Tumour staging: Ziegler and Magrath. 
 Diagnosis: histology or cytology.
Entry criteria: BL free of CNS involvement in remission post treatment with C, MTX, or O.
Interventions Irradiation versus no irradiation.
Dose given was 20 to 24 Gy (0.7 to 0.75 Gy per fraction).
Treatment duration: 2 x 5 days.
Follow‐up: 1.6 years.
Outcomes Relapse. 
 Overall survival.
Notes Full text publication. a follow‐up on Olweny 1976. 
 Study type: remittance maintenance.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Stated as "previously prepared random cards".
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk The authors made adjustments for the number that were unable to make the trip to the treatment venue.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Outcomes were described for all participants.