The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Dysphagia after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

The risk of bias assessment.

Reference	Randomization	Allocation concealment	Blinding	Incomplete data	Selective report	Other bias
Wang et al. [24]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Jiang et al. [25]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	High risk; 10 participants dropout	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Wu et al. [26]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Wei et al. [27]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Xia et al. [28]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Low risk; Automated assignment system	Low risk; Participants and outcome assessors blinded	High risk; 14 participants dropout	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zeng et al. [29]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Chang et al. [30]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table.	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Chen et al. [31]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	High risk; 3 participants dropout	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Feng et al. [32]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Guo et al. [33]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
He et al. [34]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Li et al. [35]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Li et al. [36]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Li and Gu [37]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Liu et al. [38]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Qiao et al. [39]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Wang et al. [40]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	High risk; 8 participants dropout	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Wang [41]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Xu [42]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Yang et al. [43]	Low risk.; Randomized by random number table.	Unclear risk.; Allocation schedule was not mentioned.	Unclear risk.; Blinding unclear.	Low risk.; None lost to follow-up	Low risk.; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Yu et al. [44]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhu [45]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhou et al. [46]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhou et al. [47]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhi et al. [48]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhang and Li [49]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhang et al. [50]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhang et al. [51]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhang and Yin [52]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhang et al. [53]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Yin et al. [54]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Gao et al. [55]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned.	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Dong [56]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Deng et al. [57]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk
Zhu et al. [58]	Low risk; Randomized by random number table	Unclear risk; Allocation schedule was not mentioned.	Unclear risk; Blinding unclear	Low risk; None lost to follow-up	Low risk; All outcomes reported	Unclear risk