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Funding: The Cochrane Methods Innovation Fund and GRADE Center at McMaster University funded this study. Neither of these institutions but only the investigators belonging to these institutions played a role in the planning, conducting, or publishing the study findings.
Conflict of interest: The authors of this trial declare no financial conflict of interest. However, most of them are members of the GRADE working group and the Cochrane Collaboration. H.J.S., G.G., and P.T. are convenors of Cochrane Methods Group. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Cochrane Collaboration or its registered entities, committees, or working groups.
Trial registration: NCT02022631 (clinicaltrials.gov).