Table 2. Risk of bias summary.
| Authors | Adequate sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding participant and personal | Blinding outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective outcome report | Other source of bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark et al. (2021) | L | L | L | U | L | L | L |
| Cockayne et al. (2021) | L | L | H | H | L | L | L |
| Chu et al. (2017) | L | L | L | L | L | U | H |
| Kamei et al. (2015) | L | H | H | H | L | L | H |
| Pighills et al. (2011) | L | H | H | L | L | L | H |
| La Grow et al. (2006) | U | L | U | H | H | H | H |
| Campbell et al. (2005) | U | L | U | H | H | H | H |
| Nikolaus & Bach (2003) | L | L | H | H | L | L | L |
| Pardessus et al. (2002) | U | H | H | H | U | U | L |
| Stevens et al. (2001) | L | L | H | L | L | L | H |
| Gerson, Camargo Jr & Wilber (2005) | H | H | H | H | L | U | L |
| Cumming et al. (1999) | L | U | H | L | U | L | H |