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Table 1. Jadad Scores ‐ methodological quality

Quality assessment

Agra 1998

Ramesh 1998

Sykes 1991a

Sykes 1991b

1. Was the study described as randomised?

1

1

1

1

2. Was the study described as double‐blind?

0

0

0

0

3. Was there a description of dropouts and withdrawals?

1

1

1

1

4. Was any method of randomisation described and appropriate?

0

1

0

1

5. Was any method of double‐blinding described and appropriate?

0

0

0

0

TOTAL SCORE

2

3

2

3

Notes: Yes = 1 No = 0

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Table 1. Jadad Scores ‐ methodological quality
Table 2. Rinck Scores ‐ methodological quality

Author

Agra 1998

Ramesh 1998

Sykes 1991a

Sykes 1991b

Accrual

0.5

0.5

0.5

1

Homogeneity

0.5

0.5

0

0

Attrition and sample size

0.5

0

0

0.5

Intervention

0.5

0.5

0.5

1

Outcome Assessment

0.5

0.5

0.5

1

Results

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

TOTAL SCORE

3

2.5

2

4

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Table 2. Rinck Scores ‐ methodological quality