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title: "Appendix 4.1: JBI Critical appraisal checklist for randomized controlled trials"
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**JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Randomized Controlled Trials**
Reviewer Date
Author Year Record Number
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| ** ** | Yes | No | Unclear | NA |
| 1. Was true randomization used for assignment of participants to treatment groups? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 2. Was allocation to treatment groups concealed? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 3. Were treatment groups similar at the baseline? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 4. Were participants blind to treatment assignment? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 5. Were those delivering treatment blind to treatment assignment? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 6. Were outcomes assessors blind to treatment assignment? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 7. Were treatment groups treated identically other than the intervention of interest? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 8. Was follow up complete and if not, were differences between groups in terms of their follow up adequately described and analyzed? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 9. Were participants analyzed in the groups to which they were randomized? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 10. Were outcomes measured in the same way for treatment groups? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 11. Were outcomes measured in a reliable way? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 12. Was appropriate statistical analysis used? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| 13. Was the trial design appropriate, and any deviations from the standard RCT design (individual randomization, parallel groups) accounted for in the conduct and analysis of the trial? | □ | □ | □ | □ |
Overall appraisal: Include □ Exclude □ Seek further info □
Comments (Including reason for exclusion)