Table 3.
Summary of the risk of bias for randomized controlled trial studies according to the Cochrane Collaboration tool for assessing risk of bias
| Authors | Design | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Others | Risk of bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katchooi et al. | RCT | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Alansari et al. | RCT | Low | High | Low | High | Unclear | Low | High |
| Luca Lombardo et al. | RCT | Low | High | Low | Low | Unclear | Low | High |
| Bragassa et al. | RCT | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | Unclear | High |
RCT: Randomized controlled trial