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World J Meta-Anal. Sep 18, 2026; 14(3): 121913
Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.121913
Table 3 Risk of bias assessment
Ref.
Randomization technique
Power calculations
Blinding
Intention-to-treat analysis
Concealment
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Farid et al[13], 20241:1 allocation via computer-generated random numbersNot reportedNot reportedNoYesReportedReported
Lella et al[14], 20061:1 allocation via computer-generated random numbersReportedNot reportedNoNoReportedReported
Morino et al[15], 20061:1 allocation via computer-generated random numbersReportedNot reportedYesYesReportedReported
Rábago et al[16], 2006Allocation via random number generationReportedNot reportedYesYesReportedReported
Sahoo et al[17], 20141:1 allocation via computer-generated random numbersNot reportedNot reportedNoYesReportedReported
Tzovaras et al[18], 20121:1 allocation via block randomization ReportedNot reportedYesYesReportedReported


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