Supplementary Table S1. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist and QUIN tool.
Reference Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 X/8
Eggert-Kruse et al. (1992) Germany Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Voroshilina et al. (2020) Russia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Voroshilina et al. (2021) Russia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Rivera et al. (2022) Colombia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Hillier et al. (1990) USA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Kiessling et al. (2008) USA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Ivanov et al. (2009) Russia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Weng et al. (2014) Taiwan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Chen et al. (2018) China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Mändar et al. (2017) Estonia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Monteiro et al. (2018) Portugal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Amato et al. (2020) Italy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Baud et al. (2019) Switzerland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Yang et al. (2020) China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Štšepetova et al. (2020) Estonia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Motamedifar et al. (2020) Iran Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Pochernikov et al. (2020) Russia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Okwelogu et al. (2021) Nigeria Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Yao et al. (2022) China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Garcia-Segura et al. (2022) Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Puerta Suárez et al. (2022) Colombia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Koort et al. (2023) Estonia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Cao et al. (2023) China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Saldarriaga López et al. (2024) Colombia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Osadchiy et al. (2024) USA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
Vajpeyee et al. (2024) India Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8/8
JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist For randomized controlled trials Total
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 X/13
Valcarce et al. (2017) Spain No Not applicable Yes No No No Not applicable Yes Not applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes 6/13
Maretti & Cavallini (2017) Italy Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12/13
Helli et al. (2022) Iran Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12/13
Abbasi et al. (2021) Iran Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12/13
Grande et al. (2022) Italy No No No No No No Yes Yes Not applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes 6/13
Asadi et al. (2023) Iran Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12/13
QUIN tool for reviewing risk of bias in vitro studies Total
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 X/24 %
Barbonetti et al. (2011) Italy 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 18 75
Barbonetti et al. (2013) Italy 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 18 75
Raad et al. (2023) Lebanon 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 18 75