Table 2.
Yr | Randomisation method | Blind | Explanation for withdrawals | Allocation concealment | Jadad score | |
Cai et al[10] | 2003 | Random | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 3 |
Liu et al[11] | 2003 | Random | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 3 |
Gui et al[12] | 2006 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Yang et al[13] | 2002 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Jin et al[14] | 2004 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Qian et al[15] | 2006 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Yin et al[16] | 2003 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Yang et al[17] | 2006 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Jia et al[18] | 2001 | Random | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 3 |
Ge et al[19] | 1997 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Jiang et al[20] | 2007 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |
Guo et al[21] | 2005 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | 2 |