TableĀ 3

Summary risk of bias assessment

Scoreā€”proportion (number of estimates)
Risk of bias indicatorHigh risk % (k)Low risk % (k)Unclear risk % (k)
Allocation concealment2 (1)72 (36)26 (13)
Blinding of participants and providers12 (6)30 (15)58 (29)
Blinding of outcome assessment10 (5)42 (21)48 (24)
Intention-to-treat analysis6 (3)48 (24)46 (23)
Loss to follow-up20 (10)80 (40)0 (0)