Table 2.
Risks of bias for the randomized controlled trials included in this study.
| Author | Year | Risk of bias assessment | Overall bias | ||||
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Randomization process | Deviations from intended interventions | Measurement of the outcome | Missing outcome data | Selection of the reported result |
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| Li et al [24] | 2020 | Some concerns | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Liang et al [34] | 2020 | Some concerns | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Lin et al [33] | 2021 | Some concerns | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Liu and Wan [32] | 2020 | Some concerns | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Wu et al [25] | 2020 | Some concerns | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Some concerns | Some concerns |
| Akin et al [23] | 2021 | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Low risk | Some concerns |
| Ebrahimian and Rahmani Bilandi [31] | 2021 | Some concerns | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Low risk | Some concerns |
| Gür and Apay [29] | 2020 | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Momenyan et al [28] | 2021 | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Low risk | Some concerns |
| Frey et al [30] | 2019 | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Low risk | Some concerns |
| Noben et al [27] | 2019 | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Low risk | Some concerns |
| Wong et al [26] | 2021 | Low risk | High risk | Low risk | Some concerns | Low risk | Some concerns |