Table 2.
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) | Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) | Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) | Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Other bias | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Focht et al., 2017 [39] | + | + | - | + | + | + | + |
Foo et al., 2020 [41] | + | + | - | + | ? | ? | + |
Gay et al., 2020 [42] | + | + | - | + | ? | + | + |
Helminen et al., 2015 [43] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Somers et al., 2012 [40] | + | ? | - | + | + | ? | + |
Yip et al., 2007 [37] | + | ? | - | ? | - | ? | + |
Yip et al., 2008 [38] | + | ? | - | ? | - | ? | + |
(+) low risk of bias, (?) unclear risk of bias, (-) high risk of bias