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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Dec 21;1445(1):5–16. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13996

Table 2.

Major and minor criteria in assessing risk of bias

Major Criteria Minor Criteria
Was the control matched for time and attention by the instructors? Was the randomization procedure described?
Were evaluators blinded to participant allocation? Was allocation concealed?
Was there a description of withdrawals and dropouts? Was an intent-to-treat analysis used?
Was attrition less than 20% at post-intervention assessment? Did the trial evaluate the credibility, and if so, was it comparable?