Moharari 2008.
Methods | Prospective randomized controlled trial. | |
Participants | Patients between the ages of 18 and 80 years with anterior shoulder dislocation. | |
Interventions | The IAL group received an intra‐articular injection of 20 ml of 1% lignocaine into the affected shoulder. The IVAS group, intravenous meperidine 25 mg and diazepam 5mg over 1 to 2 minutes. | |
Outcomes | Outcome measures were: pain before injection, pain before joint reduction, pain after joint reduction, number of reduction attempts, duration of emergency department stay, duration of reduction and complications. | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote: “Patients were randomly assigned into two groups using a computer random number generator”. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Published study does not provide any information regarding allocation concealment. Comment: the nature of the interventions is such that allocation concealment is not feasible. |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Quote: “non‐blind”. Comment: the nature of the interventions is such that blinding is not feasible. |