Table A2.
Quality assessment performed by authors using the questionnaire by Chan and Bhandari.
| Study | Clear Study Objectives/Question | Well Defined Study Protocol | Explicit Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria for Participants | Specified Time Interval for Patient Recruitment | Consecutive Patient Enrolment | Clinically Relevant Outcomes | Prospective Outcome Data Collection | High Follow-Up Rate | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dziurzynski, 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Chaichana, 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dayani, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| OpokuDarko, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Boaro, 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Franco, 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |