No | Study | MMAT Section 3a for quantitative non-randomized studies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
Are the participants representative of the target population? | Are measurements appropriate regarding both the outcome and intervention (or exposure)? | Are there complete outcome data? | Are the confounders accounted for in the design and analysis?b | During the study period, is the intervention administered (or exposure occurred) as intended?b | ||
S4 | Bart et al., 2022 [72] | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
S6 | Corace et al., 2022 [74] | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
S8 | Ezie et al., 2022 [76] | Yes | Can't tell | Yes | No | Can't tell |
S15 | Hoffman et al., 2022 [83] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
S22 | Lintzeris et al., 2022 [90] | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
S25 | Morin et al., 2021 [93] | Yes | Yes | Can't tell | No | No |
S30 | Rosic et al., 2022 [98] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
S37 | Vicknasingam et al., 2021 [107] | Can't tell | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
# meeting quality criteria | 3/8 | 6/8 | 7/8 | 3/8 | 2/8 |