Study ID | Study design | Study limitation | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Bias | Overall quality |
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Debussche et al. [50] | RCT | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ++++ |
Zhong et al. [51] | RCT | √ | X | √ | √ | X | +++ |
Gagliardino et al. [52] | RCT | X | X | √ | √ | X | ++ |
Mash et al. [53] | RCT | √ | X | √ | √ | X | +++ |
Assah et al. [43] | Non-RCT with control | X | X | √ | √ | X | ++ |
Baumann et al. [44] | UCBA (one-group) | X | X | √ | √ | X | ++ |
Micikas et al. [49] | UCBA (one-group) | √ | X | √ | X | X | ++ |
Eggermont [45] | UCBA (one-group) | X | X | √ | √ | X | ++ |
Rotheram-Borus et al. [46] | UCBA (one-group) | X | X | √ | √ | X | ++ |
Shen [47] | CBA (comparison group) | √ | X | √ | √ | X | ++ |
Less et al. [48] | CBA (comparison group) | √ | X | √ | √ | X | ++ |