Appendix 1.
Author | Year | Randomization | Double blinding | Attrition (%) | Allocation concealment | Cross-over (%) | Intent-to-treat analysis | Jadad score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vural | 1995 | NR | No | NR | NR | NR | NR | 1 |
Ascione | 1999 | NR | No | NR | NR | 1.0 | Yes | 1 |
van Dijk | 2001 | Adequate | No | NR | NR | 5.3 | Yes | 2 |
Tang | 2002 | NR | No | 12.5 | NR | 0 | Yes | 2 |
Carrier | 2003 | Unclear | No | NR | NR | 9.2 | No | 1 |
Puskas | 2003 | Adequate | No | 1.5 | NR | 2.0 | Yes | 3 |
Vedin | 2003 | NR | No | 0 | NR | 0 | No | 2 |
Velissaris | 2003 | Adequate | No | 0 | NR | 0 | Yes | 3 |
Straka | 2004 | Adequate | No | 3.0 | NR | 10.8 | Yes | 3 |
Wehlin | 2004 | NR | No | 2.6 | NR | 0 | No | 2 |
Wan | 2004 | Adequate | No | NR | Yes | NR | NR | 2 |
Ascione | 2005 | NR | No | NR | NR | 0 | Yes | 1 |
Celik | 2005 | NR | No | NR | NR | NR | NR | 1 |
Kobayashi | 2005 | Adequate | No | NR | NR | 0.6 | Yes | 2 |
Vedin | 2005 | NR | No | NR | NR | NR | NR | 1 |
Al-Ruzzeh | 2006 | Adequate | No | 0 | NR | 0 | Yes | 3 |
Niranjan | 2006 | Sub-optimal | No | NR | Yes | NR | NR | 0 |
Tatoulis | 2006 | Adequate | No | NR | Yes | NR | NR | 2 |
Sajja | 2007 | Adequate | No | 3.3 | NR | 0 | No | 3 |
Fattouch | 2009 | Adequate | No | NR | NR | 0.8 | NR | 2 |
Shroyer | 2009 | Adequate | No | 0 | NR | 8.0 | Yes | 3 |
Møller | 2010 | Adequate | No | 0.6 | NR | 4.1 | Yes | 3 |
NR, not reported.