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. 2019 Nov 20;8:284. doi: 10.1186/s13643-019-1166-6

Table 4.

Risk of bias assessment

Random sequence generation bias (selection bias) Allocation concealment (selection bias) Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
Patient-reported outcomes
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
Evaluator-reported outcomes
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
Post-treatment
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
Follow-up
Selective reporting (reporting bias)
Comer et al. (USA) [28] Non-RCT Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Unclear risk Low risk Low risk Not applicable Low risk

Comer et al.

(USA) [30]

RCT Low risk Low risk Unclear risk Unclear risk Low risk Low risk Low risk Unclear risk

Farrell et al., 2016

(Australia) [31]

Non-RCT Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Unclear risk Low risk Low risk Low risk Low risk

Lenhard et al., 2014

(Sweden) [32]

Non-RCT Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Unclear risk Unclear risk Low risk Low risk Low risk

Lenhard et al., 2017

(Sweden) [29, 33]

RCT Low risk Low risk Unclear risk Unclear risk Low risk Low risk Low risk Low risk

Storch et al., 2011

(USA) [34]

RCT Low risk Low risk Unclear risk Unclear risk Unclear risk Low risk Low risk Low risk