Table 2. Quality assessment.
Included studies | Year | Method of randomization | Allocation concealment | Blind | Withdrawal and dropout | Baseline | Quality levela |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burger [9] | 2011 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Perren [10] | 2011 | centralized | central office | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Pujade-Lauraine [15] | 2014 | No detailed | No detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
Aghajanian [50] | 2012 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Gotlieb [51] | 2012 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Karlan [52] | 2012 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Monk [53] | 2014 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Pignata [54] | 2015 | centralized | central office | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Vergote [55] | 2013 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Kaye [56] | 2012 | centralized | central office | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Makhija [57] | 2010 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Kaye [58] | 2013 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
Meier [59] | 2012 | centralized | central office | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Naumann [60] | 2013 | centralized | central office | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Cognetti [61] | 2013 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Raja [62] | 2013 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Oza [63] | 2015 | centralized | central office | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Kummar [64] | 2015 | No detailed | no detailed | no | no detailed | identical baseline | C |
Kurzeder [65] | 2015 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Liu [66] | 2014 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
Lorusso [67] | 2014 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
Birrer [68] | 2013 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Pujade-Lauraine [69] | 2013 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
Hainsworth [70] | 2015 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
Konecny [71] | 2014 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Lhommè [72] | 2008 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
McNeish [73] | 2014 | centralized | central office | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Coleman [74] | 2014 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
Du Bois [75] | 2013 | centralized | central office | yes | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | A |
Oza [76] | 2015 | No detailed | no detailed | no | Detailed criteria | identical baseline | B |
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