Review Article
Efficacy of Auricular Therapy for Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Methodological quality (developed by Ter Riet) (score 0–100).
| Study population (35 points) | |
| (A) Homogeneity (2) | | (B) Comparability of prognoses at baseline (5) | | (C) Adequate randomization procedure (4) | | (D) Dropouts described for each treatment group separately (4) | | (E) Loss to follow-up (8) | | (F) Study size (12) | | Intervention (25 points) | | (G) Interventions included in protocol and described (10) | | (H) Pragmatic study (5) | | (I) Cointerventions avoided (or comparable) (5) | | (J) Placebo-controlled (5) | | Measurement of effect (30 points) | | (K) Patient blinded (5) | | (L) Outcome measures relevant (10) | | (M) Validity/reliability of instruments (5) | | (N) Blinded outcomes assessments (5) | | (O) Follow-up period adequate (5) | | Data presentation and analysis (10 points) | | (P) Intention-to-treat analysis (5) | | (Q) Data presented for most important outcome measures (5) | |
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