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. 2022 Mar 29;2022(3):CD006430. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006430.pub3

3. Criteria for assessing the methodological quality of trials – Cochrane's tool for assessing risk of bias.

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