Table 2. Risk of bias using Cochrane risk assessment tool for RCT.
Bias | Selection | Performance | Attrition | Outcome assessment | Reporting | |
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Authors(year) | Random sequence generation | allocation sequence concealment | blinding | incomplete outcome data | blinding | selective reporting |
Pabuccu et al.(2004) | low risk | low risk | high risk | low risk | low risk | high risk |
Demirol et al.(2006) | low risk | low risk | high risk | low risk | low risk | high risk |
Pabuccu et al.(2007) | low risk | low risk | low risk | low risk | low risk | high risk |