EPOC Tool for assessment of methodical quality of Non-RCTS.

Table 2: EPOC Tool for assessment of methodical quality of Non-RCTS.

Outcome	Patel 2016	Marra 2013	Chen 2011	Allegranzi 2010	Rosenthal 2005
Was allocation adequately concealed	No	No		No	No
Were baseline outcome measurements similar?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Were baseline characteristics similar?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Did the study report incomplete data?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Did study distinctly describe intervention across the groups?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Did study prevent knowledge of intervention during the process?	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Was the study adequately protected against contamination?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Did study prevent reporting of selective outcome	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the study free from other biases?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Total score	6/9	8/9	7/9	8/9	8/9