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. 2020 Feb 25;2020(2):CD013543. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013543

5. Risk of bias ‐ Isaac 2005.

Domain Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Bias due to confounding Moderate risk The study did not take into account the possibility of potential confounding effects as a result of media publicity which could have promoted the jump site
Bias in selection of participants/data Low risk The study assessed interventions that were aimed at the general population, therefore all individuals who would have been eligible to take part in the study were included
Bias in classification of interventions Low risk Intervention status is well defined
Bias due to deviations from intended interventions Low risk There were no deviations from the intended interventions that were likely to impact on the outcome
Bias due to missing data Low risk Data were reasonably complete
Bias in measurement of outcomes Low risk The methods of outcome assessment were comparable across intervention periods
Bias in selection of reported result Unclear risk No access to study protocols for this study therefore it is difficult to assess this domain

Low risk of bias: the study is comparable to a well‐performed randomised trial with regard to this domain.
 Moderate risk of bias: the study is sound for a non‐randomised study with regard to this domain but cannot be considered comparable to a well‐performed randomised trial.
 Unclear risk of bias: too few details are available to make a judgement of ‘critical’, 'serious', 'moderate', or ‘low’ risk