Table 7. Quality assessment of the studies using the collaborative approach to meta-analysis and review of Animal Data from Experimental Studies (CAMARADES) checklist items.
CAMARADES CHECKLIST | Culp et al. (2003) | Culp et al. (2004) | Wang et al. (2008) | Alonso et al. (2009) | Moumouh et al. (2010) | Nedelmann et al. (2010) | Culp et al. (2011) | Brown et al. (2011) | Flores et al. (2011) | Ren et al. (2012) | Liu et al. (2012) | Gao et al. (2014) | Tomkins et al. (2015) | Ren et al. (2015) | Lu et al. (2016) | Schleicher et al. (2016) |
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Publication in peer-reviewed journal | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Statement of control of temperature | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y |
Randomization of treatment or control | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
Allocation concealment | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Blinded assessment of outcome | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
Avoidance of anesthetics with marked intrinsic properties | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
Use of animals with hypertension or diabetes | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N |
Sample size calculation | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Statement of compliance with regulatory requirements | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
Statement regarding possible conflict of interest | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
Total (on 10) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |