Ibrahim 2019.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
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Interventions | Intervention: opioid antagonist (Comparison 7)
Comparator: placebo
Both groups received bupivacaine and morphine as part of the spinal anaesthesia |
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Outcomes | Nausea and vomiting | |
Notes | Setting: Womens Health Hospital, Assiut University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt Dates: July 2016 ‐ August 2017 Funding source: not reported in English translation of abstract Declaration of interest: not reported |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote: "...computer generated..." |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "... placed in a sealed envelope prior to study initiation...." but no mention of envelopes being opaque or serially numbered |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | As above |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | As above |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | 3/80 (4%) of women were excluded after randomisation |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Methods say they will report itching, hypotension, bradycardia but these outcomes not reported. Paracetamol use reported but not listed in outcomes |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Baseline data similar but unclear of there may be other biases |