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Author contributions: AC, A-ML, SC, and RD designed the study. AC designed the search strategy. AC, SGM, JL, J-MC, VC, MM, AF, VH, ZG-T, A-ST, EP, JP, SC, A-LF-P, R-XL, VM, and RD assessed study eligibility. AC and SGM assessed the included studies’ quality and extracted the data. AC performed the statistical analyses and wrote the first draft of the article. All authors contributed to the interpretation and subsequent edits of the article. AC takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.
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Trial registration number: CRD42020175256
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