Table 4:
Quality of assessment of the included studies
| Sr. no. | Study ID | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants and personnel | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Other bias | Risk of bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vieyra 201416 | Unclear | No | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Moderate risk |
| 2 | Govindraju 201715 | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | No | Yes | No | Moderate risk |
| 3 | Govindraju 201825 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Low risk |
| 4 | Panchal 201919 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Unclear | Moderate risk |
| 5 | Priyadarshini 202122 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | No | Yes | Low risk |
| 6 | Pawar 202121 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | No | No | Yes | Yes | Moderate risk |
| 7 | Preethy 202123 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Moderate risk |
| 8 | Shah 202120 | No | No | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | High risk |
| 9 | Tyagi 202124 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Low risk |