Table 3.
Quality assessment of the included RCTs
| Study | Randomization | Sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants | Blinding of assessors | Selective reporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chagas | ||||||
| Gurtler 2004 |
Done |
Not computerized but done |
Not clear |
Done |
Done |
Not clear |
|
Dengue | ||||||
| Kroeger 2006 |
Done |
Not done |
Done |
Not done |
Not clear |
Yes |
| Vanlerberghe 2009 |
Done |
Not computerized but done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
| Espinoza-Gomez 2002 |
Done |
Not computerized but done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
No |
| Lenhart 2008 |
Done |
Not done |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
|
Trachoma | ||||||
| Edwards 2006 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
| Emerson 2004 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Done |
No |
| Abdou 2010 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
| Fraser-Hurt 2001 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Yes |
| Gebre 2011 |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Not clear |
Done |
Not clear |
| House 2009 |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Not clear |
Done |
Not clear |
| Melese 2008 |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Not clear |
Done |
No |
| Schacter 1999 |
Done |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Yes |
| West 2007 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not done |
Done |
No |
|
Leishmaniasis | ||||||
| Emami 2009 |
Done |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
No |
| Gavgani 2002 |
Done |
Not done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
No |
| Picado 2010 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
| Reyburn 2000 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Done |
No |
| Rojas 2006 |
Done |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Not clear |
Done |
Yes |
|
Leprosy | ||||||
| Cunha 2008 |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Not done |
Not done |
Not clear |
| Moet 2008 | Done | Done | Done | Done | Done | No |