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. 2025 Feb 1;35(4):617–643. doi: 10.1007/s11065-025-09659-5

Table 3.

The table displays, for each included study, the risk-of-bias judgment for each of the six domains of bias and for the overall risk of bias

Study Bias arising from the randomization process Bias arising from period and carryover effects (crossover trials only) Bias due to deviations from intended interventions Bias due to missing outcome data Bias in the measurement of the outcome Bias in the selection of the reported result Overall risk of bias
Cotelli et al. (2014) Some concerns Not applicable High Low Low Some concerns High
McConathey et al. (2017) Some concerns Low High High Low Some concerns High
Roncero et al. (2017) Some concerns High Low Low Low Some concerns High
Ferrucci et al. (2018) Some concerns High Low Low Low Some concerns High
Hosseini et al. (2019) Some concerns Low High Low Some concerns Some concerns High
Benussi et al. (2020) Low Not applicable Low Low Low Some concerns Some concerns
de Aguiar et al., (2020a, 2020b) Some concerns Not applicable Low Low Low High High
Pytel et al. (2021) Some concerns Not applicable Low Low Low Some concerns Some concerns
Nissim et al. (2022) Some concerns Some concerns High Low Some concerns Some concerns High
Wang et al. (2022) Some concerns Not applicable Low High Low High High
Borrego-Ecija et al. (2023) Some concerns Low High High Low Some concerns High
Huang et al. (2023) Low Not applicable Low Low Low Some concerns Some concerns