Table 1.

25-item CONSORT checklist.

Study	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	Total score
Karami 2016	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	×	✓	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	21
Fawzi 2016	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	24
Singh 2014	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	×	×	✓	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	20
Regadas 2012	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	×	×	✓	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	20
Gacci 2012	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	23
Tuncel 2009	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	×	✓	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	×	✓	✓	×	✓	×	17
Bechara 2008	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	×	21

1-25 indicates the specific items in the CONSORT checklist. ✓: fulfilled the item, ×: did not fulfill the item.