Review Article

Pharmacopuncture in Korea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 3

Risk of bias (ROB) assessment.

Author,
year
Random sequence generation Allocation concealmentBlinding Incomplete outcome
data
Selective reporting
Patient blindingPractitioner blindingOutcome assessor blinding

Seo, 2013 [21]YYUNYYY
Lee, 2013 [19]UUNNUYY
Lim, 2013 [9]YUUUUYY
Lee et al., 2012 (1) [22]YUNNUYY
Lee et al., 2012 (2) [23]UUNNNYY
Park et al., 2011 (1) [12]YYYYYYY
Woo et al., 2011 [24]YUNNNYY
Kim et al., 2011 (1) [25]UUNNNNY
Jeong et al., 2011 [26]UUNNNNY
Jun et al., 2011 [27]YYNNNYY
Im et al., 2011 [28]UUNNUNY
Park et al., 2011 (2) [29]YUNNNYY
Kim, 2011 (2) [10]UUYUUNY
Kim et al., 2010 (1) [30]UYYYYYY
Kim et al., 2010 (2) [37]UUYUUNY
Noh et al., 2009 [18]YUYYUYY
Kim et al., 2009 [11]YNYNUNY
Song et al., 2009 [31]UUNNUYY
Shin et al., 2009 [13]YUNNUYY
Choi et al., 2009 [14]UUNNUYY
Kang et al., 2008 [32]UUNNUYY
Park et al., 2008 [20]YUYNYYY
Kim et al., 2008 [36]YUYUYYY
Lee et al., 2007 [33]UUNNUYY
Kim et al., 2006 [15]UUYUYYY
Park et al., 2006 [34]UUNNUYY
Lim et al., 2005 [16]UUNNUYN
Lee et al., 2005 [17]UUYUUUY
Bae and Park, 2004 [35]UUYYUYY

Based on the guidelines from the Cochrane Back Review Group [39]; “Y” indicates “yes (low risk of bias)”; “U,” “unclear”; “N,” “no (high risk of bias).”