Table 2.
Risk of bias for included studies.
| Study | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants and personnel | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Other bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsumoto 2005 (11) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Matsumoto 2011 (12) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear |
| Sakai 2015 (13) | Low risk | Unclear | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear |
| Nakatoh (2017) (14) | Unclear | Low risk | High risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear |
| Jiang 2019 (15) | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear |
| Suzuki 2019 (16) | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Matsumoto 2020 (17) | Low risk | Unclear | High risk | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Suzuki 2020 (18) | Unclear | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear |