Table 2.
Quality assessment CTAM ratings for papers categorized by study design.
| Design | Study | Total CTAM score | Mean Score (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case study Case series | Callcott et al., 2004 | 9 | 11.00 (2.45) |
| Hamblen et al., 2004 | 12 | ||
| Kevan et al., 2007 | 14 | ||
| Kayrouz and Vrklevski, 2015 | 9 | ||
| Un-controlled study | Rosenberg et al., 2004 | 28 | 29.80 (4.27) |
| Mueser et al., 2007 | 34 | ||
| Frueh et al., 2009 | 34 | ||
| Lu et al., 2009 | 24 | ||
| van den Berg and van der Gaag, 2012 | 29 | ||
| Controlled study (non-randomised) | Trappler and Newville, 2007 | 26 | n/a |
| Controlled study (RCT) | Bernard et al., 2006 | 67 | 75.20 (15.07) |
| Mueser et al., 2008 | 87 | ||
| Jackson et al., 2009 | 77 | ||
| de Bont et al., 2013a | 54 | ||
| van den Berg et al., 2015 | 91 | ||
| Grand mean (SD) | 39.67 (28.38) | ||