Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Comment: Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Comment: Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) |
High risk |
Comment: Probably not done |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Comment: Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) |
Low risk |
Comment: |
Group 1: No loss to follow up |
Group 2: 1/60 loss to follow‐up |
Group 3: 7/60 loss to follow‐up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
Comment: Trial registration not reported. Outcomes specified in the methodology section were reported |
Other bias |
Low risk |
Comment: No other biases detected. |