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Table 4 CASP checklist for critical appraisal of randomized clinical trials studies

From: Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in periodontal diseases: a Systematic review based on the efficacy model

Criteria

Dutra et al. 2017 [82]

Gupta SJ et al. 2014 [72]

Grimrad et al.2009 [68]

Khosropana et al.2015 [91]

Nemoto et al. 2018 [85]

Bhavsar et al. 2016 [77]

Pajnigara et al. 2017 [79]

Did the trial address a clearly focused issue?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Was the assignment of patients to treatments randomized?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Were all of the patients who entered the trial properly accounted for at its conclusion?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Were patients, health workers and study personnel ‘blind’ to treatment?

Can’t tella

Can’t tella

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Were the groups similar at the start of the trial

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aside from the experimental intervention, were the groups treated equally?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

How large was the treatment effect?

Satisfactory

Satisfactory

Satisfactory

Satisfactory

Satisfactory

Satisfactory

Satisfactory

How precise was the estimate of the treatment effect?

Acceptable

Acceptable

Acceptable

Accept-able

Acceptable

Acceptable

Acceptable

Can the results be applied to the local population or in your contex

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Were all clinically important outcomes considered?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Are the benefits worth the harms and costs?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. aCan’t tell cannot tell; criteria in this tool