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Table 2 AMSTAR

From: An overview of systematic reviews of complementary and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia using both AMSTAR and ROBIS as quality assessment tools

Author (date)

CAM

A priori design

Two data extractor and consensus?

Comprehensive literature search?

Statement on inclusion of grey literature? Language?

List of included and excluded studies?

Characteristics of studies (tables)

Quality of risk of bias

Scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions?

Methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate? Test on heterogeneity?

Likelihood of publication bias assessed?

Conflict of interests stated?

Sum of items with ‘yes’

Homeopathy

Perry 2010

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

6

Boehm 2014

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

5

Acupuncture

 

Mayhew 2007

No

Cannot answer

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

3

Daya 2007

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

4

Langhorst 2010

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

8

Martin-Sanchez 2009

No

Cannot answer

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

3

Cao 2013

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

7

Deare 2013

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

10

Yang 2014

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

6

Chiropractic

Ernst 2009

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

3

Herbal medicine

de Souza Nascimento

2013

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

4

Multiple CAM

Holdcroft 2003

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

4

Baronowsky

2009

No

Noa

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

3

Terhorst 2011, 2012

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Cannot answer

No

No

5

De Silva 2010

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Cannot answer

No

No

4

  1. aNot in study selection