Table 4. Methodological assessment of the primary studies through the JBI Critical Appraisal Tool for Assessment of Risk of Bias for Randomised Controlled Trials. | ||||||||||||||
Randomized study | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Q10 | Q11 | Q12 | Q13 | Total (Yes) |
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Ehrbar et al. (2019) | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | U | Y | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | 10 |
Q1 = Was true randomization used for assignment of participants to treatment groups?, Q2 = Was allocation to treatment groups concealed?, Q3 = Were treatment groups similar at the baseline?, Q4 = Were participants blind to treatment assignment?, Q5 = Were those delivering the treatment blind to treatment assignment?, Q6 = Were treatment groups treated identically other than the intervention of interest?, Q7 = Were outcome assessors blind to treatment assignment?, Q8 = Were outcomes measured in the same way for treatment groups?, Q9 = Were outcomes measured in a reliable way?, Q10 = Was follow up complete and if not, were differences between groups in terms of their follow up adequately described and analysed?, Q11 = Were participants analysed in the groups to which they were randomized?, Q12 = Was appropriate statistical analysis used?, Q13 = Was the trial design appropriate and any deviations from the standard RCT design (individual randomization, parallel groups) accounted for in the conduct and analysis of the trial?, Y = Yes, N = No, U = Unclear.