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. 2011 Aug 10;2011(8):CD003460. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003460.pub3

d'Arienzo 1980.

Methods RCT
Participants 28 IBS patients
Unclear setting
Diagnostic criteria not defined
39% female
Interventions Spasmolytic 
 otilonium tds 20 mg 4 weeks
Outcomes Symptom score, continuous
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 Double blind, procedures 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