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. 2018 Apr 18;10:110. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00110

Table 2.

Quality assessment of reviewed studies.

Study EC RA CA SAB SB TB AB DR ITA BC PM OSQ
Tao et al., 2017 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes High
Tao et al., 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes High
Field et al., 2010 No CD CD CD No Yes CD Yes Yes NA No Low
Wei et al., 2013 Yes No No NA Yes NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Moderate
Wei et al., 2014 Yes No No NA Yes NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Moderate
Fong et al., 2014 Yes No No NA Yes NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Moderate
Li et al., 2014 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes High
Yin et al., 2014 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes High
Zheng et al., 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes High
Hawkes et al., 2014 Yes No No NA Yes NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Moderate
Liu et al., 2003 Yes No No NA Yes NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes Moderate

EC, eligibility criteria; RA, random allocation; CA, concealed allocation; SAB, similar at baseline; SB, subject blinded; TB, therapist blinded; AB, assessor blinded; DR, drop-out rate; ITA, intention-to-treat analysis; BC, between-group comparison; PM, points measures; OSQ, overall study quality; CD, cannot determine; NA, not applicable.