Table 9.
Scores for critical appraisal
| References | Objective | Population | Intervention | Outcome measure | Statistical analysis | Results and conclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothesis/aim/objective stated clearly? | 2. Participants described? 3. Cases collected in more than one center? 4. Eligibility criteria explicit and appropriate? 5. Participants recruited consecutively? 6. Participants entered study at similar point? |
7. Intervention clearly described? 8. Additional interventions clearly reported? |
9. Outcome measures clearly defined? 10. Relevant outcomes appropriately measured with objective methods? 11. Outcomes measured before and after intervention? |
12. Statistical tests used to asses relevant outcomes? | 13. Length of follow-up reported? 14. Does the study provide estimates of random variability of relevant outcomes? 15. Adverse events reported? 16. Conclusions supported by results? 17. Competing interests and sourced of support reported? |
|
| Athwal et al. [19] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 3 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 3 |
9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 3 16. 3 17. 3 |
| Croitoru et al. [28] | 1. 3 | 2. 0 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 6. 0 |
7. 3 8. 0 |
9. 0 10. 0 11. 0 |
12. 0 | 13. 0 14. 0 15. 0 16. 0 17. 0 |
| Dobbe et al. [30] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. Not applicable 4. Not applicable 5. Not applicable 6. Not applicable |
7. 3 8. 3 |
9. 0 10. 1 11. 3 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. Not applicable 15. 3 16. 3 17. 3 |
| Honigmann et al. [29] | 1.3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 3 5. Not applicable 6. Not applicable |
7. 3 8. 0 |
9. 1 10. 1 11. 1 |
12. N/A | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 3 16. 1 17. 0 |
| Kunz et al. [26] | 1. 3 | 2. 1 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 3 |
9. 0 10. 3 11. 3 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 3 16. 3 17. 3 |
| Miyake et al. [21] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 3 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 3 |
9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 |
12. 3 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 3 16. 3 17. 3 |
| Murase et al. [22] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. Not applicable 4. Not applicable 5. Not applicable 6. Not applicable |
7. 3 8. Not applicable |
9. 0 10. 0 11. 0 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. Not applicable 15. 3 16. 1 17. 0 |
| Oka et al. [31] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. Not applicable 4. Not applicable 5. Not applicable 6. Not applicable |
7. 3 8. Not applicable |
9. 3 10. 0 11. 3 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. Not applicable 15. 3 16. 1 17. 0 |
| Oka et al. [16] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 3 |
9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 3 16. 3 17. 1 |
| Rieger et al.[23] | 1. 3 | 2. 0 3. 0 4. 3 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 3 |
9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 |
12. 3 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 0 16. 1 17. 0 |
| Schweizer et al. [32] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 3 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 3 |
9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 |
12. 3 | 13. 3 14. 3 15. 3 16. 3 17. 3 |
| Schweizer et al. [25] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 0 |
9. 0 10. 0 11. 1 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 0 16. 1 17. 0 |
| Stockmans et al. [33] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 3 5. 0 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 0 |
9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 |
12. 0 | 13. 0 14. 3 15. 0 16. 3 17. 3 |
| Zimmermann et al. [34] | 1. 3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 3 5. 3 6. 3 |
7. 3 8. 0 |
9. 0 10. 1 11. 3 |
12. 0 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 3 16. 3 17. 0 |
| Walenkamp et al. [27] | 1.3 | 2. 3 3. 0 4. 3 5. 0 6. 0 |
7. 3 8. 0 |
9. 3 10. 3 11. 1 |
12. 3 | 13. 3 14. 0 15. 3 16. 3 17. 3 |