Table 1.
Name of the Study | Randomization | Similar Groups Initially? | Equal Treatments? | All Participants Accounted for? | Analyzed in Groups to Which They Were Randomized? | Objective/“Blind” Treatments? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liptzin et al 28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sampson et al 29 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Gamberini et al 30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Overshott et al 31 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
van Eijk et al 32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Marcantonio et al 33 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Zaslavsky et al 34 | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Yes |