Table 1.
Study | Allocation sequence | Concealment of allocation | Baseline outcome measurements | Baseline characteristics | Incomplete outcome data | Knowledge of allocated interventions | Protection against contamination | Selective outcome reporting | Other risk of bias |
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Aimonino Ricauda et al34 | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | H | L |
Ojoo et al32 | H | L | L | L | L | U | H | L | L |
Abad-Corpa et al33 | H | L | L | H | L | U | L | L | L |
Egan et al31 | L | U | U | L | L | U | H | L | L |
Lainscak et al36 | L | L | U | U | L | L | H | L | H |
Boxall et al30 | L | L | L | L | L | H | H | L | L |
Jonsdottir et al37 | L | L | L | L | L | U | H | L | L |
Marques et al38 | L | L | H | L | L | U | H | L | L |
Monninkhof et al35 | H | L | L | L | L | U | H | L | L |
Notes: L, low risk of bias; H, high risk of bias; U, unclear risk of bias.
Abbreviation: EPOC, Effective Practice and Organisation of Care.