Table 1.
Risk of bias in included studies
Study | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blind participants and personnel | Blind outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting |
Burke et al18 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Unclear | Low | High |
Feighner and Overo19 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Unclear | Low | High |
Frank et al20 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Unclear | Low | High |
Gastpar et al21 | Low | Unclear | Low | Unclear | Low | High |
Lepola et al22 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Unclear | Low | High |
Mendels et al23 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | High |
Montgomery et al24 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Unclear | High | High |
Stahl25 | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Unclear | Low | High |