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Table 4 Jadad Scale representing scores in descending order

From: Acupuncture as an intervention to reduce alcohol dependency: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Described as RCT?

Adequate randomisation?

Double-blind?

Details of double-blinding?

Reasons stated for withdrawals?

Total score

Bullock et al. [13]

+1

+1

+0

+0

+1

3

Kunz et al. [19]

+1

+1

+0

+0

+1

3

Lee et al. [18]

+1

+1

+0

+0

+1

3

Rampes et al. [10]

+1

+1

+0

+0

+1

3

Trümpler et al. [11]

+1

+1

+0

+0

+1

3

Worner et al. [12]

+1

+1

+0

+0

+0

2

Karst et al. [20]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+1

1

Kim et al. [14]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+1

1

Li and Guo [24]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+1

1

Yao [21]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+1

1

Zhang et al. [22]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+1

1

Bullock et al. [23]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+0

0

Sapir-Weise et al. [16]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+0

0

Toteva and Milanov [15]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+0

0

Tong et al. [17]

+1

−1

+0

+0

+0

0