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)
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.