TABLE 1.

Modified Jadad scores for assessing the quality of the RCTs examined in this review (Yes: 1 point, No: −1 point, Not described: 0 points)

	Tagarakis et al.(11)	Bakri et al.(12)	Papadopoulos et al.(13)
Was the study described as randomized?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the method of randomization appropriate?	Not described	Yes	Not Described
Was the study described as blinded?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the method of blinding appropriate?	Not described	Yes	Not described
Was there a description of withdrawals and dropouts?	No	No	No
Was there a clear description of inclusion/exclusion criteria?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the method used to assess adverse effects described?	No	No	No
Were the methods of statistical analysis described?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Total Score	2/8	4/8	2/8