Table 3. Assessments of risk of bias of the randomized controlled trials.
Studies | Sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding | Incomplete outcome data | Selective outcome reporting |
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Xie 2015 | Unclear | Opaque sealed envelopes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
Wu 2016 | Unclear | Sealed envelopes | Unclear | Yes | Unclear |
Zeng 2016 | A computer-generated randomization list | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
Zhang 2015 | A random number table | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear |
Sun 2016 | A random number table | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear |