Domain |
Description |
Selection bias |
Random sequence generation |
Inadequate generation of the randomisation sequence |
Allocation concealment |
Inadequate concealment of allocations prior to assignment |
Performance bias |
Blinding of participants and personnel |
Knowledge of the allocated interventions by participants and personnel during the study |
Detection bias |
Blinding of outcome assessment |
Knowledge of the allocated interventions by outcome assessors |
Attrition bias |
Incomplete outcome data |
Amount, nature, or handling of incomplete outcome data |
Reporting bias |
Selective reporting |
When all prespecified outcomes that are of interest in the review have not been reported |
Other bias |
Other sources of bias |
Any other problems not covered elsewhere |