TABLE 1.
Quality assessment of the studies included in the present systematic review.
| Article | Domain | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random sequence generation | Appropriate randomization | Blinding of participant or personnel | Blinding of outcome assessor | Withdrawal and dropout | ||
| Alizadeh et al. (2019) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ansund et al. (2021) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chang et al. (2020) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| de Paulo et al. (2018) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dieli-Conwright et al., 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dieli-Conwright et al., 2018 bis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dolan et al. (2010) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fairey et al. (2003) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guinan et al. (2013) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Hartman et al. (2019) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hiensch et al. (2021) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Irwin et al. (2009) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Janelsins et al. (2011) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jones et al. (2013) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kim et al. (2017) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kirkham et al., 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lahart et al. (2016) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee et al. (2019) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee et al. (2020b) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ligibel et al. (2008) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mijwel et al. (2018) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pagola et al. (2020) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Schmitz et al. (2005) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sprod et al. (2012) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Points are awarded as follows: study described as randomized, 1 point; appropriate randomization, 1 point; subjects blinded to intervention, 1 point; evaluator blinded to intervention, 1 point; description of withdrawals and dropouts, 1 point.