Table 1.
Quality assessment for trials
| References | Was research described as randomized? | Was approach of randomization appropriate? | Was research described as blinding? | Was approach of blinding appropriate? | Was there a presentation of withdrawal and dropouts? | Was there a presentation of the inclusion/exclusion criteria? | Was approach used to assess outcome? | Was the approach of statistical analysis described? | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeler et al. [25] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Eckman et al. [26] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Du et al. [27] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Karlsson et al. [28] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Mazzaglia et al. [29] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Nielsen et al. [30] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Patel et al. [31] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Akhu-zaheya et al. [32] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Khonsari et al. [33] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Christensen et al. [34] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Luitjes et al. [35] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Buhse et al. [36] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Perestelo-pérez et al. [37] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sáenz et al. [38] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Vervloet et al. [39] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Vervloet et al. [40] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Geurts et al. [41] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gill et al. [42] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Petersen et al. [43] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bourgeois et al. [44] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Juszczyk et al. [45] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Mcdermott et al. [46] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Mcginn et al. [47] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mohammed et al. [48] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Ackerman et al. [49] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Pop-eleches et al. [50] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Avansino et al. [51] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Awdishu et al. [52] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Erler et al. [53] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Cox et al. [54] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Muth et al. [55] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Strom et al. [56] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Strom et al. [57] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Elliott et al. [58] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Bruxvoort et al. [59] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Beeler et al. [60] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Duke et al. [61] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Eschmann et al. [62] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Curtain et al. [5] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Turchin et al. [6] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Griffey et al. [63] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Myers et al. [64] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Van Stiphout et al. [65] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Willis et al. [66] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Tamblyn et al. [67] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Total point earned | 303 | ||||||||
| Quality Score | 82.34 |
1 stands for the answer “yes”, and 0 stands for the answer “no”