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. 2023 Nov 15;11:e46237. doi: 10.2196/46237

Table 5.

Summary of efficacy estimates (N=24).

Efficacy estimates Values, n (%) References
Effectiveness estimate 20 (83) a

None 4 (17) [30,33,34,36]

Average treatment effect 20 (83) [27-29,31,32,35,37-50]

Preregistered effectiveness analysis (n=20) 11 (55)


RCTb (n=9) 7 (78) [28,29,37,39,45,49,50]


Observational (n=11) 4 (36) [27,31,32,35]
Efficacy estimate 15 (63)

None 9 (38) [27,28,31,35,40,42,45,49]

Average treatment effect 2 (8) [34,36]

Per-protocol effect 10 (42) [30,32,33,37-39,41,43,44,50]

Dose-response effect 3 (13) [29,47,48]

Preregistered efficacy analysis (n=15) 5 (33)


RCT (n=6) 3 (50) [34,37,39]


Observational (n=9) 2 (22) [32,36]

aReferences not listed for summary rows.

bRCT: randomized controlled trial.