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RCTs
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Randomized adequatelya
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Allocation concealed
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Patient blinded
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Care provider blinded
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Outcome assessor blinded
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Acceptable drop-out rateb
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ITT Analysisc
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Avoided selective reporting
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Similar baseline
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Similar or avoided cofactor
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Patient compliance
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Similar timing
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Qualityd
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Zhang et al. [7]
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Unclear
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Unclear
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Yes
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Unclear
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High
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Lim et al. [35]
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Unclear
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Unclear
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Yes
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Yes
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High
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- aOnly if the method of sequence made was explicitly introduced could get a “Yes”
- bDrop-out rate < 20% could get a “Yes,” otherwise “No”
- cITT = intention-to-treat, only if all randomized participants were analyzed in the group, they were allocated to could receive a “Yes”
- d“Yes” items more than 7 means “High”; more than 4 but no more than 7 means “Moderate”; no more than 4 means “Low”
