[Table/Fig-3]:
Study design, blinding and evaluation period.
| Randomized clinical trial | Parallel design | Cross-over Design | Single blind | Double blind | Triple blind | No mention of blinding | Baseline evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkoglu O et al., [2] | √ | - | - | √ | - | - | √ |
| Jhingta P et al., [3] | √ | - | - | - | - | √ | - |
| Albert-Kiszely A et al., [7] | √ | - | - | √ | - | - | √ |
| Arora V et al., [15] | - | √ | - | √ | - | √ | |
| Harini PM et al., [20] | √ | - | - | √ | - | √ | |
| Najafi MH et al., [22] | √ | - | - | √ | - | √ | |
| Mythri H et al., [23] | √ | - | √ | - | - | - | √ |
| Sharma N et al., [24] | √ | - | √ | - | - | - | √ |
| Pilloni A et al., [28] | - | √ | - | - | - | √ | √ |
| Pedrazzi V et al., [29] | √ | - | - | - | √ | - | √ |