Table 2.
Methodological quality assessment.
| Year | First author | Randomization | Blinding | Allocation concealment | Withdrawals and dropouts | Reason of dropouts and withdrawals | Jadad score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Fang [34] | Yes | Yes | NMT | NMT | No | 3 |
| 2002 | Lan [35] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2002 | Fan [36] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2007 | Wu [37] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2008 | Si [38] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2009 | Xiaochao [39] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2010 | Jin [40] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2010 | Xiaozhou [41] | Yes | Yes | NMT | MT | Yes | 4 |
| 2011 | Hui [42] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2011 | Fang [43] | Yes | Yes | NMT | NMT | No | 3 |
| 2011 | Xiu [44] | Yes | Yes | MT | NMT | No | 4 |
| 2012 | Xianyu [45] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2012 | Sheng [46] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2012 | Guiying [47] | Yes | Yes | NMT | MT | Yes | 4 |
| 2012 | Gengliang [48] | Yes | Yes | NMT | MT | Yes | 4 |
| 2012 | Baowen [49] | Yes | Yes | MT | MT | Yes | 5 |
| 2013 | Enli [50] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2013 | Xiaomin [51] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2013 | Jing [52] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2013 | Jie [53] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2013 | Xiao [54] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2013 | Shijing [55] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2013 | Wu [56] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2013 | Wu [57] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2014 | Liucun [58] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
| 2015 | Maoqing [59] | Yes | No | NMT | NMT | No | 2 |
MT: mentioned; NMT: not mentioned.