Table 3.
Jadad quality assessment of the studies included in the present systematic review
References | Domain | Score | ||||
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Random sequence generation | Appropriate randomization | Blinding of participants or personnel | Blinding of outcome assessors | Withdrawals and dropouts | ||
Chau et al. [35] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Jiang et al. [36] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Kawagoshi et al. [37] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Pedone et al. [38] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Walker et al. [39] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Points were awarded as follows: study described as randomized, 1 point; appropriate randomization, 1 point; subjects blinded to
intervention, 1 point; evaluator blinded to intervention, 1 point; description of withdrawals and dropouts, 1 point