Did the study ask a clearly-focused question? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Qustiones of CASP |
ASTRAL |
STAR |
DRASTIC |
EMMA |
SNRASCG |
RAOOD |
1. Did the study ask a clearly-focused question? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
2. Was this a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and was it appropriately so? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3-Were participants appropriately allocated to intervention and control groups? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can’t tell |
Can’t tell |
Can’t tell |
4-Were participants, staff and study personnel ‘blind’ to participants’ study group? |
No |
No |
Can’t tell |
No |
No |
No |
5-Were all of the participants who entered trial accounted for at its conclusion? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6-Were the participants in all groups followed up and data collected in the same way? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
7-Did the study have enough participants to minimize the play of chance? |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
8-How precise are these results |
precise |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
9-Were all important outcomes considered so the results can be applied? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Level of evidence |
Ib |
Ib |
Ib |
IIb |
IIb |
IIb |
Total questions answered |
7 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
