Table 2. Risk of bias for included studies.
Study | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants and personnel | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome assessment | Selective reporting | Other bias |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhu 2018 (10) | Low | Low | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | High |
Pan 2018 (33) | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Polkey 2018 (32) | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Ni 2017 (35) | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Ren 2017 (34) | High | High | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Ng 2014 (36) | Low | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Zhang 2014 (38) | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Niu 2014 (37) | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Chan 2013 (39) | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | Low |
Leung 2013 (40) | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Chan 2013 (41) | Low | Low | Unclear | Unclear | High | Low | Low |
Du 2013 (42) | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Du 2013 (43) | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Chan 2011 (44) | Low | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Yeh 2010 (8) | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Zhou 2009 (45) | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |