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The Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine Tonifying-Shen (Kidney) Principle for Primary Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 3

Brief table of risk assessment.

Risk of bias assessment (yes/no/unclear)
No.Included studies (first author, year)Random sequence generationAllocation concealmentBlinding of participants, personnel, and outcome assessorsIncomplete outcome dataSelective outcome reportingOther sources of bias

1Zheng et al. [19], 2019Randomization number tableYesYesYesNoNo
2Liu and Wang [42], 2016Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
3Xu et al. [43], 2018Draw opaque envelope randomlyYesYesYesNoNo
4Zhu et al. [20], 2012Using a computer random number generatorYesYesYesNoNo
5Zhao et al. [21], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
6Yuan et al. [22], 2014Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
7Huang [23], 2015Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
8Wu et al. [24], 2005Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
9Liu et al. [25], 2011 (3)Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
10Lu [47], 2014Doll’s clinical case random tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
11Han et al. [44], 2011Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
12Liu et al. [26], 2011 (1)Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
13Peng et al. [48], 2017Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
14Peng et al. [49], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
15Zhong et al. [50], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
16Zou et al. [53], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
17Ma et al. [45], 2018Drawing of lotsUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
18Lin [51], 2006 (1)Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
19Lin [52], 2006 (2)Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
20Qi [27], 2016Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
21Li et al. [28], 2017Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
22Hu and Li [29], 2012Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
23Liu and Gong [30], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
24Chen et al. [31], 2017Coin tossingUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
25Zou [32], 2016Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
26Han [33], 2013Coin tossingUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
27Huang et al. [34], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
28Huang et al. [35], 2017Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
29Song et al. [36], 2015Draw lots randomlyUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
30Pan and Ding [37], 2014Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
31Wang [38], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
32Gui et al. [39], 2017Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
33Liu et al. [40], 2011 (2)Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
34Ouyang et al. [46], 2011Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
35Zhou et al. [54], 2016Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo
36Xie et al. [41], 2018Randomization number tableUnclearUnclearYesNoNo