| Methods |
Blinding of randomisation: can't tell
Blinding of intervention: no
Complete follow‐up: yes
Blinding of outcome measurement: no |
| Participants |
10 infants of birth weight less than 1700 grams, gestational age at birth less than 34 weeks, appropriate for gestational age. |
| Interventions |
Treatment (N=5): Cow milk formula with taurine at concentration of about 30 milligrams/litre.
Control: (N=5): Same formula without added taurine.
Intervention continued until infants reached a weight of 2100 grams. |
| Outcomes |
Growth, plasma taurine concentration, bile salt concentrations, fat absorption. |
| Notes |
Setting: Veterans Administration Hospital, and Columbia University, New York, USA. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
