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. 2020 Sep 11;15(9):e0238828. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238828

Table 2. Quality of the included studies assessed by Cochrane risk of bias assessment.

Quality assessment criteria Kaizhong Yao, 2020 Dezhong Cheng, 2020
Random sequence generation(selection bias) + +
Allocation concealment(selection bias) + +
Blinding participants and personnel(performance bias) - -
Blinding of outcome assessment(detection bias) + +
Incomplete outcome data(attrition bias) + +
Selective reporting(reporting bias) + +
Other bias + +
Overall quality score (maximum = 7) 6 6