Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
---|---|---|
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote: "the infants were randomly assigned to two groups by random number table sequence" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No details are provided |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) | Unclear risk | No details are provided |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) | Unclear risk | No details are provided |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) | Low risk | Minimal loss to follow up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Authors seem to report all the relevant outcomes |
Other bias | Low risk | No other risk of bias was noted |