Table 1.
Category |
Number of records |
|
---|---|---|
Full papers | Abstracts | |
Initial search | 116 | |
Records excluded | 11 | |
Records included | 105 | |
Total records included | 10 | 4 |
Level 1 clinical evidence (systematic review, meta analysis) | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 clinical evidence (RCT) | 5 | 1 |
Level ≥ 3 clinical evidence | ||
Trials other than RCT | 2 | |
Case reports | ||
Other outcome than depression | 3 | 3 |
Economic evidence | 0 |
For definitions of levels of evidence, see Core Evidence website (http://dovepress.com/core-evidence-journal).
Abbreviation: RCT, randomized controlled trial.