Table A1:
Risk of Bias for Randomized Controlled Trials Investigating the Effectiveness of Compression Stockings
| Author, Year | Random Sequence Generation | Allocation Concealment | Blinding of Participants and Personnel | Incomplete Outcome Data | Selective Reporting | Other Bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapp et al 201326 | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | Limitationsa | No limitations | No limitations |
| Clarke-Moloney et al, 201225 | No limitations | No limitations | No limitationsb | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Nelson et al, 200627 | No limitations | No limitations | No limitationsb | Limitationsa | No limitations | No limitations |
| Vandongen & Stacey, 200028 | Unclear | No limitations | No limitationsb | Limitationsa | No limitations | No limitations |
a
High rate of nonadherence to the study or to the randomized group.
b
Outcomes selected for this review were objective and unlikely to be influenced by lack of blinding.