| Author, Year | Randomization | Concealed Treatment Allocation | Baseline Group Similarity | Patient Blinded | Care Provider Blinded | Outcome Assessor / Data Analyst Blinded | Cointerventions Avoided or Similar | Compliance Acceptable in all Groups | Attrition Reported | Attrition Acceptable | Timing of Outcome Assessment in all Groups Similar | Intention-to-Treat Analysis | Is There a Registered or Published Protocol | Avoidance of Selective Outcomes Reporting | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed, 2009 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | No | Unclear | Yes | No | Unclear | Unclear | Poor |
| Shakoor, 2008 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | No | Unclear | Yes | No | Unclear | Unclear | Poor |
Please see Appendix C. Included Studies for full study references.
From: Appendix F, Quality Assessment
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