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PubMed, Scopus, Embase (Ovid), VHL Regional Portal (including LILACS), Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Google Scholar, ProQuest Health and Medical Collection, MedNar, OpenGrey, and ClinicalTrials.gov will be searched for published and unpublished literature, in any language. Two independent reviewers will screen the titles\/abstracts and full-texts. Critical appraisal will be conducted using the standard JBI appraisal tools. Meta-analysis will be conducted for all outcomes, where appropriate, with weighted mean differences for continuous data, and risk ratios for dichotomous data. 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