TABLE 4.
Study (year) | Random Sequence Generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants and personnel | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective outcome reporting | Other sources of bias |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asgary et al. (2016) | L | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Chang et al. (2014) | U | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Curtis et al. (2009) | L | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Guo et al. (2014) | U | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Wright et al. (2013) | U | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Hassellund et al. (2013) | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
Kianbakht et al. (2013) | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
Kianbakht et al. (2014) | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
Kianbakht and Hashem‐Dabaghian (2019) | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
Mohtashami et al. (2019) | L | L | L | U | L | L | L |
Oki et al. (2016) | U | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Qin et al. (2009) | U | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Soltani et al. (2015) | U | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Soltani et al. (2014) | L | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Suda et al. (2008) | U | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Yang, Ling, Du, et al. (2017) and Yang, Ling, Yang, et al. (2017) | L | L | L | U | L | L | L |
Zhang et al. (2015) | L | L | L | U | L | L | L |
Stote et al. (2020) | L | U | L | U | L | L | L |
Abbreviations: H, high risk; L, low risk, U, unclear risk.