Table 8.5.c: Examples of summary descriptions for Sequence generation

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Table 8.5.c: Examples of supports for judgement for sequence generation entry

Sequence generation.	Comment: No information provided.
Sequence generation.	Quote: “patients were randomly allocated”.
Sequence generation.	Quote: “patients were randomly allocated”. Comment: Probably done, since earlier reports from the same investigators clearly describe use of random sequences (Cartwright 1980).
Sequence generation.	Quote: “patients were randomly allocated”. Comment: Probably not done, as a similar trial by these investigators included the same phrase yet used alternate allocation (Winrow 1983).
Sequence generation.	Quote (from report): “patients were randomly allocated”. Quote (from correspondence): “randomization was performed according to day of treatment”. Comment: Not randomized.