Table 3. Quality of included RCTs.
Author, year | Jadad Score | Allocation Concealment | Similarity of Baseline Characteristics | Eligibility Criteria | Blinding | Completeness of Follow-up | Intention-to-Treat Analysis | ||
Outcome Assessor | Care Provider | Patient | |||||||
Zyto K, 1997 | 1+0+1 | YES | YES | YES | YES | NS | NS | YES | NS |
Fjalestad T, 2011 | 2+0+1 | YES | YES | YES | NO | NS | NS | YES | YES |
Olerud P, 2011 | 1+0+1 | NS | YES | YES | YES | NS | NS | YES | YES |
NS = not specified or available.