Bijleveld 1987.
| Methods | Blinding of randomisation: can't tell Blinding of intervention: yes Complete follow‐up: yes Blinding of outcome measurement: can't tell | |
| Participants | 9 fully enterally fed preterm infants (gestational age at birth 28‐32 weeks) | |
| Interventions | Treatment (N=5): Cow milk formula (Almiron AB) with added taurine ( 46 milligrams/litre ). Control (N=4): Same formula without added taurine. Infants enrolled during third week after birth then fed study formula for 4 weeks. | |
| Outcomes | Fat absorption. | |
| Notes | Setting: University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. Further data courtesy of Dr Bijleveld. |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |