Table 3 Quality assessment of randomized controlled trials with Joanna Briggs Institute’s critical appraisal tools
Appraisal results for individual JBI checklist items | Total quality score (%)a | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
True randomization | Concealment of allocation | Treatment groups similar at baseline | Blinding of participants | Blinding of those delivering treatment | Blinding of outcome assessors | Identical treatment other than intervention of interest | Follow up complete or described and analyzed | Intention-to-treat analysis performed | Same outcome measurements for treatment groups | Reliable outcome measures | Appropriate statistical analysis | Appropriate trial design | ||
De Beurs et al. (2015) [33] | U | U | N | n/a | n/a | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 64 |
Warming et al. (2009) [35] | U | U | N | n/a | n/a | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 64 |