Table II.
PEDro scores resulting from the quality assessment of the included studies.
| Study | Eligibility criteria | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Groups similar at baseline | Blind subject | Blind therapist | Blind assessor | Follow-up (<15% dropouts) | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group comparison | Point measures and variability | PEDro score | Risk of bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akguller et al3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | L |
| Balci et al4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | H |
| Başkurt et al5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | H |
| Çelik13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | H |
| Hotta et al25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | L |
| Mulligan et al49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | H |
| Shah et al69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | H |
| Turgut et al80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | H |
H, high; L, low; PEDro, Physiotherapy Evidence Database.