Czalbert 1990.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | 34 IBS Hospital out clinic Mean age 49.3 years |
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Interventions | Spasmolytic peppermint oil 0.2 ml tds for 10 days | |
Outcomes | Symptom score, dichotomous | |
Notes | No run‐in | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Not described |