Zhang 2016a.

Methods	Design: parallel RCT Randomisation method: computer programme Blinding: no Power calculation: no Dropouts/withdrawals: yes (2 in treatment group/3 in control group)
Participants	People with non‐small cell lung cancer who had received chemotherapy after pulmonary lobectomy Number (treatment/control): 70 (35/35) Mean age: 55.55 (available participants) Gender (M/F): 42/23 (available participants) Country: Beijing city, China Setting: hospital
Interventions	Direct grain‐sized moxa cone vs no treatment Treatment group Direct grain‐sized moxa cone Direct grain‐sized moxa cone on the bilateral acupoints ST36 (zusanli) and BL13 (feishu), continuous 9 cones, once per day Treatment duration: 42 days Control group No treatment
Outcomes	Platelet at the end of treatment
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Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	Computer programme
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	No relevant description
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	2 participants dropped out in the treatment group and 3 in the control group.
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Unclear risk	Limited outcome measures were reported.
Other bias	Low risk	Baseline characteristic data were comparable.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	High risk	No blinding
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Subjective outcomes	Unclear risk	No subjective outcome was reported.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Objective outcomes	Low risk	No blinding; however, machine‐measured objective outcomes were not influenced substantially