Table 3.
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale ratingsa
| Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Item 6 | Item 7 | Item 8 | Item 9 | Item 10 | Item 11 | Total (from a possible maximal of 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaouachi et al.(2014)68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Cornu et al. (1997)5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Fouré et al. (2009)27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Fouré et al. (2010)26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| García-Pinillos et al. (2020)64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Hirayama et al. (2017)69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Houghton et al. (2013)70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeffreys et al. (2019)58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Laurent et al. (2020)65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Lloyd et al. (2012)71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Spurrs et al. (2003)15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Wu et al. (2010)25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Notes: Here is a brief explanation: Item 1, eligibility criteria were specified; Item 2, subjects were randomly allocated to groups; Item 3, allocation was concealed; Item 4, the groups were similar at baseline; Item 5, there was blinding of all subjects; Item 6, there was blinding of all therapists; Item 7, there was blinding of all assessors; Item 8, measures of at least 1 key outcome were obtained from more than 85% of the subjects initially allocated to groups; Item 9, all subjects for whom outcome measures were available received the treatment or control condition as allocated, or data for at least 1 key outcome were analysed by “intention to treat”; Item 10, the results of between-group statistical comparisons were reported for at least 1 key outcome; Item 11, the study provided both point measures and measures of variability for at least 1 key outcome.
A detailed explanation of each PEDro scale item can be accessed at https://www.pedro.org.au/english/downloads/pedro-scale (Access for this review: March 11, 2020.)