Table 2.
PEDro scale.
| Study | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Groups similar at baseline | Assessor blinding | Subject blinding | Therapist blinding | Less than 15% dropouts | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group statistical comparisons | Point estimates and variability | Eligibility criteria specified * | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akagi (2014) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Longo (2021) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Konrad (2014) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Konrad (2017) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Konrad (2019) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| LaRoche (2006) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Gajdosik (2007) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Brusco (2019) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Marshall (2011) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Oba (2021) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Kudo (2002) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Ryan (2008) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Guissard (2004) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Nakao (2021) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Hatano (2022) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Palmer (2019) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Rodrigues (2017) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
PEDro, Physiotherapy evidence database; 1, one point scored; 0, no points scored;
* Criteria of random allocation was not counted for the total score.