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Clinical Effects of Regular Dry Sauna Bathing: A Systematic Review
Table 8
Risk of bias assessment in randomized controlled trials.
| | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants and personnel | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Other bias | Jadad et al. score [72] |
| Fujita et al. 2011 | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | <3 | Hüppe et al. 2009 | ✕ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ? | <3 | Kanji et al. 2015 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Kihara et al. 2004 | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ? | ? | <3 | Kunbootsri et al. 2013 | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | <3 | Kuwahata et al. 2011 | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | <3 | Masuda et al. 2004 | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | <3 | Masuda et al. 2005 -pain | ✓ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | <3 | Masuda et al. 2005 -depression | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | <3 | Miyata et al. 2008 | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | <3 | Pach et al. 2010 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | 5 | Shinsato et al. 2010 | ✕ | ? | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | <3 | Tei et al. 2016 | ✓ | ? | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | 3 |
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✓: low risk of bias; ✕: high risk of bias; ?: unclear risk of bias.
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