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’ |
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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 | Â | |||||||||||
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 |