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. 2022 Jun 17;2022(6):CD014945. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014945.pub2

Risk of bias for analysis 1.3 All‐cause mortality within 6 months.

Study Bias
Randomisation process Deviations from intended interventions Missing outcome data Measurement of the outcome Selection of the reported results Overall
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PROVENT Low risk of bias Participants were randomized via random number generation and the allocation sequence was concealed. There are no baseline differences that would suggest a problem with randomization. Low risk of bias Participants could be unblinded to consider vaccination, but percentages of participants with data that were unblinded were
balanced between the groups. The analysis was appropriate. Low risk of bias Data for this outcome was not available for all participants (5197/5197 participants randomized). Low risk of bias The measurement of the outcome was appropriate, and it is unlikely that it differed between intervention groups. The outcome assessors were probably unaware of the intervention received. Some concerns There is a trial protocol, which provided details of the pre‐specified outcomes, but the 6 months follow‐up was not pre‐specified. Some concerns For this outcome, there is a low risk of bias from randomisation process, deviations from intended interventions, missing outcomes, measurement of the outcome. There are some concerns for bias due to selection of reported results.