Sharma 2002c.

Methods	Study design: RCT Duration of study: 1 month
Participants	Country: India Setting: HD unit Diagnostic criteria: Not reported Number (randomised/analysed): 47/40; treatment group 1 (16) treatment group 2 (10); control group (14) Mean age ± SD (years): treatment group 1 (32.7 ± 7.9); treatment group 2 (29.6 ± 8); control group (31.9 ± 6.9) Sex (M/F): 35/5
Interventions	Treatment group 1 Home‐prepared formula 500 Kcal and 15 g protein as a milkshake post‐HD for 1 month Treatment group 2 Commercial formula 500 Kcal and 15 g protein as a milkshake post‐HD for 1 month Control Diet included protein intake of 1.2 g/kg/d and 35 to 45 kcal/kg/d of energy. Dietary potassium restricted to 60 mEq/L, fluid to 500 to 1500 mL depending on native urine output, sodium to 2 to 4 g/d, and phosphorus to 1 g/d
Outcomes	Serum phosphorus (mg/dL)
Notes	7 patients not analysed (groups not stated)
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not reported
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not reported
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not reported
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	High risk	Seven patients did not complete the study; data for these participants were not reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	The published reports included all expected outcomes that were pre‐specified
Other bias	Unclear risk	Insufficient information to permit judgement