| Study characteristics |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
UK, 60 patients with squamous and adenocarcinoma |
| Interventions |
Covered SEMS (Wall) vs Strecker uncovered SEMS versus laser |
| Outcomes |
Median improvement at 1 month, recurrent dysphagia n (%), intervention for recurrence n (%), adverse effects |
| Notes |
— |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
The patients were randomly assigned to undergo placement of a plastic‐covered metallic stent, placement of an uncovered metallic stent or laser therapy, according to a computer‐generated random‐number chart |
