Table 3.
Qualitative analysis of the included studies
| Randomization | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participant's personnel | Blinding of outcome assessors | Completeness of follow-up | Selective reporting (statistical reporting) | Other bias | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | NA | – | + | + | NA | + | Alhussaini [38] |
| NA | NA | – | NA | + | + | + | Torkzaban et al. [39] |
| NA | NA | – | NA | + | + | + | Öncü and Alaaddinoglu [40] |
| + | NA | – | NA | NA | + | + | Diana et al. [41] |
| + | NA | NA | NA | + | + | + | Öncü and Alaaddinoglu [42] |
| + | + | NA | NA | + | + | + | Tabrizi et al. [3] |
| + | + | – | + | + | + | + | Darestani et al. [43] |