. 2022 Jul 22;10(7):e4441. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004441

Table 3.

MINORS Instrument Assessment for Nonrandomized Comparative Studies (n = 7)

Item	Patel et al²²	Edwards et al²³	Chavez-Abraham et al³¹	Michaels et al³⁰	Gravante et al³²	Morales et al³³	Fiala³⁴
A clearly stated aim	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Inclusion of consecutive patients	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Prospective collection of data	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Unbiased evaluation of endpoints	2	0	1	2	1	2	2
Follow-up period appropriate to the aim of the study	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Loss of follow-up less than 5%	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Prospective calculation of the sample size	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
An adequate control group	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Contemporary groups	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Baseline equivalence of groups	1	2	2	1	2	1	2
Adequate statistical analyses	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Total score	22	19	23	23	23	22	23

The items are scored 0 (not reported), 1 (reported but inadequate), or 2 (reported and adequate). The global ideal score is 16 for noncomparative studies and 24 for comparative studies.