Wei 2010.
Methods | Parallel groups. "Randomly allocated patients" mentioned, but lack of description of the randomisation method. No blinding | |
Participants | 30 participants with mild type A influenza (H1N1) in the group 1 and 16 in group 2 | |
Interventions | Group 1: Lianhua Qingwen capsule 4 pieces, 3 times a day, 3 to 5 days Group 2: oseltamivir 75 mg, 2 times a day, 3 to 5 days |
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Outcomes | 1. Time to fever clearance 2. Time to symptoms clearance |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | "Randomly allocated patients" mentioned, but lack of description of the method |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Not used |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not used |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk |