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. 2018 Sep 4;18:147. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0671-z

Table 2.

Quality assessment of included studies

Study Randomization Concealing Allocation Baseline Similarity Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Blinded Researchers/Participants Blinded Assessors Attrition Rate Reported Describing Lost Participants Intention-to-Treat Analysis Power Analysis Total
Liu WT et al., 2008 [26] Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes 6
Chau JP et al., 2012 [25] Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No 5
Jehn M et al., 2013 [24] Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No No 4
Martín-Lesende I et al., 2013 [27] Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes 6
Pedone C et al., 2013 [28] Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
Tabak M et al., 2014 [29, 30] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No 7
Tabak M et al., 2014 [29, 30] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No 7
Wang CH et al., 2014 [31] Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No 4