Study | Reason for exclusion |
---|---|
Barbat‐Artigas 2011 | Not an RCT |
Brown 1995 | No outcomes of interest |
Frishman 2009 | Not an RCT |
Gemmell 2006 | Short‐term follow‐up (6 weeks) |
Jin 1992 | Short‐term follow‐up (1 hour) |
Li 2012 | No outcomes of interest and not relevant population |
Mao 2006 | Short‐term follow‐up (8 weeks) |
Nedelijkovic 2012 | No outcomes of interest |
Sattin 2005 | No outcomes of interest |
Song 2003 | No outcomes of interest |
Thumwaree 2011 | Short‐term follow‐up (8 weeks) |
Wayne 2010 | No outcomes of interest |
Wu 2010 | Control group not minimal |
RCT: randomised controlled trial.