Quality assessment of the 3 included studies investigating CT
| Study and year . | Criteria . | Total scores . | % of maximum score (IV and EV) . | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV . | EV . | ||||||||||||||
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | IV . | EV . | ||
| Rigacci et al,38 2005 | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| La Fougere et al,39 2006 | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| Hernandez-Pampaloni et al,40 2006 | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | 4 | 3 | 58 |
| Study and year . | Criteria . | Total scores . | % of maximum score (IV and EV) . | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV . | EV . | ||||||||||||||
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | IV . | EV . | ||
| Rigacci et al,38 2005 | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| La Fougere et al,39 2006 | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| Hernandez-Pampaloni et al,40 2006 | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | 4 | 3 | 58 |
IV indicates internal validity; EV, external validity; +, quality item fulfilled; and −, quality item not fulfilled or unclear.