Mickelsen 2004.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT with crossover design | |
Participants | 11 participants (No info available on how many patients in the treatment and the comparison group), Adults (> 18) | |
Interventions | Intervention: DDDwith anAVinterval at 30 ms (DDD30), and DDD with the AV interval “optimised” using aortic Doppler echocardiography (DDDop) Control: Placebo (AAI) |
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Outcomes | Exercise time (treadmill) quality of life (SF‐36) left ventricle outflow obstruction gradient. |
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Notes | Its data is unusable for this review. Author was contacted and there was no reply. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | randomised single‐blinded crossover trial |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information given |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Self‐reported outcomes | High risk | Single blinded |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Objective outcomes | High risk | Single blinded |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information given the study |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes were reported |
Other bias | Low risk | No other bias could be found |