Table 5.

Differences between the evaluation results of the IPD joint publication of literature information and the evaluation results based on the published literature report only.

Method	Evaluation results based on published literature			Published literature and review joint evaluation results
Random sequence generation	Low risk	Not clear	High risk	Low risk	Not clear	High risk
Random concealment	8	1	1	7	1	1
Blinding	6	2	1	6	1	1
Incomplete knot	2	1	6	2	1	6
Bureau report	6	2	1	2	1	6
Selective knot	7	1	1	3	1	5