Table 1.
Study | Year | Country | Randomization | Allocation | Dropouts n (%) |
Fioravanti [46] | 2015 | Czech Republic, Italy, Spain | Not described | Unclear | 3 (5.6) |
Kim [47] | 2014 | Korea | Matched control design, not randomized | Unconcealed | 3 (7.9)a |
Logan [48] | 2012 | Canada | Block randomization using blocks of 4 and 6 | Unclear | 6 (5.5) |
Takenga [49] | 2014 | Congo, Germany | Not described | Unclear | 9 (22.5) |
Waki [50] | 2014 | Japan | Not described | Unclear | 5 (9.3) |
Zhou [51] | 2016 | China | Random number table | Unclear | NAb |
aDropout only from the intervention group.
bNA: not available.