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Table 3 Evaluation of systemaic reviews and Cochrane review

From: Does a low FODMAPs diet reduce symptoms of functional abdominal pain disorders? A systematic review in adult and paediatric population, on behalf of Italian Society of Pediatrics

Study

Study design

Population

Kind of studies

Number of studies

Number of participants

Abstracts

Objective

Protocol

Search

Assessment risk of bias in included studies

Assesment of risk of bias across studies

Discussion

Funding

Marsh 2016 [23]

Systematic review and meta-analysis

Adult and children

RCTS and non RCTs

6 RCTs + 16

723 (only 33 children)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Not reported

Newlove-Delgado 2017 [24]

Cochrane review

Children (5–18 years)

RCTs

19 (only 1 with FODMAPs e 1 with fructose-restricted diet)

1453 (137 with FODMAPs or fructose diet)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reported

Rutten 2015 [37]

Systematic review

Children (3–18 years)

RCTs

24 (only 2 with lactose free diet)

1390 (116 on lactose free diet)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Reported