Table 2. Quality assessment of included studies in the scoping review.
Reference | Abstract or summary | Randomization described | Blinding or concealment | Sample size calculation | N lost to follow up | Eligibility criteria given | Intervention described | Ethics approval | Baseline characteristics listed | Limits discussed | Quality and generalizability |
Robertson et al. (2018) [15] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Well described | Yes | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
Robertson et al. (2020) [16] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Well described | Yes | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
Rogers et al. [13] | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Briefly described | Not known | No | Yes | Poor; not generalizable |
Spanager et al. [23] | Yes | N/A | N/A | No | No | Yes | Well described | Yes | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
Cook et al. [22] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Briefly described | No | Yes | Yes, brief | Moderate; not generalizable |
Weitz et al. [24] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Well described | Yes | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
George et al. [14] | Yes | N/A | N/A | No | No | Yes | Well described | Not known | Yes, brief | No | Moderate |
Noel at al. [11] | Yes | N/A | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Briefly described | No | Yes, brief | No | Moderate |
Holmboe et al. [10] | Yes | Yes (minimal) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Well described | Yes | Yes | Yes | High; generalizable |
Newble et al. [21] | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Moderately described | Not known | Yes, brief | No | Poor; not generalizable |
Van der Vleuten et al. [17] | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Moderately described | Not known | No | Yes | Poor; not generalizable |
Ludbrook et al. [20] | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Moderately described | Not known | Yes | Yes, brief | Poor; not generalizable |
Dudek et al. 2013 [19] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (not met) | Yes | Yes | Moderately described | Yes | No | Yes | Moderate generalizable |
Dudek et al. 2012 [18] | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Well described | Not known | Yes | Yes | Moderate generalizable |