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Table 2 Quality assessment of included studies

From: Effective dosing of L-carnitine in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Jadad score

Allocation concealment

Similarity in baseline characteristics

Eligibility criteria

Blinding

Completeness of follow-up

Intention- to-Treat Analysis

Assessor

Provider

Patient

Davini 1992

1

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

Iliceto 1995

4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Singh 1996

3

Yes

No

Yes

N/p

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Iyer 1999

5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Tarantini 2006

3

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/p

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. N/p = Not provided.