Table 2: Risk-of-bias ratings for included studies using Cochrane Collaboration’s tool9
StudySequence generationAllocation concealmentBlinding of participants/personnelBlinding of outcome assessorsIncomplete reportingSelective reportingOther bias
Champagne et al.17
Svetkey et al.18
ULHLLLL
Davidson et al.12UUUUHLH
Hauptman et al.13UUUUHHU
Hill et al.14UUUULLH
Richelsen et al.15LLUULLH
Rickel et al.19
Perri et al.20
Radcliff et al.21
UUHLLLL
Sjöström et al.16LUUULLH
Thomas et al.22LLHULLL

Note: H = high risk of bias, L = low risk of bias, U = unclear risk of bias.