Mourao et al. [19]

Week 1: 3.81 ± 0.65 Week 2: 4.75 ± 0.44

Week 1: 3.18 ± 0.54 Week 2: 4.5 ± 0.51

Week 1: Yes Week 2: No

Srinivas et al. [21]

At day 7: 3.8 ± 0.40

At day 7: 3.0 ± 0.53

Yes

Ahmed et al. [22]

94.1%

86.7%

No

Ustaoglu et al. [24]

Week 1: 3.58 ± 0.63 Week 2: 4.59 ± 0.51

Week 1: 3.21 ± 0.66 Week 2: 4.38 ± 0.49

Week 1: No Week 2: No

Giudice et al. [25]

Week 1: 1 Week 2: 0.25

Week 1: 1.05 Week 2: 0.33

No

Marenzi et al. [28]

Day 3: 4.8 ± 0.6 Day 7: 4.5 ± 0.5 Day 14: 4.2 ± 0.2 Day 21: 4.1 ± 0.1

Day 3: 5.1 ± 0.9 Day 7: 4.9 ± 0.3 Day 14: 4.3 ± 0.3 Day 21: 4.2 ± 0.2

Day 3: No Day 7: Yes Day 14: Yes Day 21: Yes