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Masking/blinding methods used
| Masking/Blinding Methods |
Efficacy Study | Effectiveness Study | Unspecified Study |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients only | 15 (33%) | 9 (20%) | 7 (36%) | 31 (29%) |
| Patients + Evaluators | 14 (31%) | 9 (20%) | 2 (11%) | 25 (23%) |
| Patients + Practitioners (Double Blinding) |
3 (7%) | 2 (5%) | 0 | 5 (5%) |
| Evaluators only | 4 (9%) | 5 (11%) | 0 | 9 (8%) |
| No Masking/Blinding | 1 (2%) | 2 (5%) | 0 | 3 (3%) |
| Unclear | 8 (18%) | 17 (39%) | 10 (53%) | 35 (32%) |
| Total | 45 (100%) | 44 (100%) | 19 (100%) | 108 (100%) |
