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. 2024 Aug 25;16(8):e67706. doi: 10.7759/cureus.67706

Table 2. RoB2 tool for randomized trials.

Each RCT was evaluated for bias, receiving a rating of “Low,” “High,” or “Some Concerns” [10].

RoB2: revised Cochrane risk-of-bias; RCT: randomized controlled trial

Selected study Bias arising from the randomization process [10] Bias resulting from diverging from the intended intervention [10] Bias due to missing outcome data [10] Bias in the approach to measure the outcome [10] Bias in the selection of the report [10]
DiSilvestro et al. (2012) [12] Low Low Low Low Low
Cox et al. (2020) [13] Low Low Low Low Low
Rainey-Smith et al. (2016) [14] Low Some concern Some concern Low Low
Small et al. (2018) [15] Low Low Low Low Low
Kuszewski et al. (2020) [16] Some concern Some concern Low Low Low
Lee et al. (2014) [17] Low Low Some concern Some concern Low
Thota et al. (2020) [18] Low Low Low Low Low
Das et al. (2023) [19] Low Low Low Low Low
Ringman et al. (2012) [20] Low Some concern Some concern Some concern Low
Alimadadi et al. (2022) [21] Low Low Low Low Low
Putri Laksmidewi et al. (2024) [22] Low Low Some concern Low Low