Table 4:
Score breakdown on the Delphi List for each study.
Author (year)
Randomized
Treatment allocation concealed
Similar baseline characteristics
Eligibility criteria specified
Outcome assessor blinded
Treatment provider blinded
Patient blinded
Point estimates/
variability
Intention-to-treat analysis
Total
Rakhshani et al.
(2010) [
31
]
1
0
1
*
1
1
0
0
1
0
5
Satyapriya et al.
(2009) [
32
]
1
1
1
*
1
1
0
0
1
0
6
Sun et al.
(2010) [
28
]
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
Chuntharapat et al.
(2008) [
33
]
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
Narendran et al.
(2005) [
30
]
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
Narendran et al.
(2005) [
29
]
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
4
*
All baseline characteristics were matched except for professional status.