Table 2 Support for inclusion of items in critical appraisal instruments for RCTs of conventional medicine.

Participants

yes

Interventions

Yes

Objectives

Yes

Outcomes (Methods)

Yes

Sample size

Yes

Sequence generation (Randomization)

Yes

Yes

Allocation concealment

(Randomization)

Yes

Blinding

Yes

Yes

Statistical flow

Yes

Participant flow

Yes

Yes

Baseline data

Yes

Yes

Numbers analyzed

Yes

Outcomes and estimation (Results)

Yes

Ancillary analysis

Yes

Adverse effects

Yes

Interpretation

Yes

Generalizability

Yes