Table 3:
Score breakdown on the Jadad scale for each study.
Author (year)
Randomization and explanation
Single blinding and explanation
Description of participant withdrawal/dropout
Total score
Rakhshani et al. (2010) [
31
]
2
2
1
5
Satyapriya et al. (2009) [
32
]
2
2
1
5
Sun et al. (2010) [
28
]
0
0
*
1
1
Chuntharapat et al. (2008) [
33
]
2
0
0
2
Narendran et al. (2005) [
30
]
0
0
0
0
Narendran et al. (2005) [
29
]
0
0
0
0
*
Study authors state that the methodology was double blind, but in light of other information provided, it is clear that it was not.