Table 2.
Summary of Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials (version 2).
| Study | Randomisation process | Deviations from intended interventions | Missing outcome data | Measurement of outcome | Selection of reported result | Overall bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpay and Turhan (2001) | High | High | Low | High | Some concerns | High |
| Flores-Ramos et al. (2003) | Some concerns | Low | Low | Low | High | High |
| Freeman et al. (1999) | Some concerns | Low | Low | Low | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Freeman et al. (2002) | High | Low | Low | Some concerns | Some concerns | High |
| Freeman et al. (2004) | Low | Low | Low | Low | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Landén et al. (2007) | Low | Low | Low | Low | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Wikander et al. (1998) | Low | Low | Low | Low | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Wu et al. (2008) | High | Low | Low | Low | Some concerns | High |