Table 2.
Quality assessment of included studies.
| Study | Selection bias | Performance bias | Detection bias | Attrition bias | Reporting bias | Other bias | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants and personnel | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Other bias | |
| Boonpiyathad 2017 | ? | + | – | – | + | + | + | 
| Clark 1993 | ? | ? | + | + | + | + | ? | 
| HERA Group 1995 | + | + | + | + | + | + | ? | 
| Kravvariti 2020 | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | 
| Lee 2018 | ? | + | + | + | + | + | + | 
| Liu 2019 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 
| Paton 2012 | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | 
| Van Gool 2001 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 
| Yokogawa 2017 | + | + | + | + | + | – | ? | 
+, low risk of bias; “?” Unclear risk of bias; “-” high risk of bias.