Criteria | Dobkin et al[33] | Prajapati et al[40] | Zampieri et al[44] | Mizuike et al[37] |
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Customized scale items | ||||
External validity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1. Eligibility criteria specified | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Internal validity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
2. Baseline characteristics described | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
3. Measurement protocol clearly described | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4. Measurement procedure is clearly described for each group to allow replication | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5. Completely defined pre-specified outcome measures | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
6. Outcome measures are reliable and valid | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
7. Statistical methods used to compare groups outcomes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
8. Between-group statistical comparisons are reported for at least one outcome | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
9. The study provides measures of variability for at least one outcome | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
10. Methods for additional analyses, such as subgroup analyses and adjusted analyses | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11. Reported trial limitations | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
12. Interpretation of the results | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total score | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |