Table 2. Risk of bias among the studies included in the meta-analysis.
Study, yr | Sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants and researchers | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data addressed | Free of selective reporting |
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Corte et al.24 | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Han et al.15 | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Jackson et al.31 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk |
King et al.14 | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
King et al.27 | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Kolb et al.25 | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Raghu et al.28 | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Raghu et al.29 | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Tanaka et al.26 | Unclear | Unclear | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Zisman et al.30 | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |