Table 2.
Methodological quality according to the PEDro Scale [31].
| Study | Items | Total | % | Quality Score | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Ávila-Gandía et al., 2020 [36] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.9 | E |
| Barquilha et al., 2023 [37] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.9 | E |
| Brook et al., 2021 [38] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.9 | E |
| Heileson et al., 2023 [39] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 81.8 | E |
| Jakeman et al., 2017 [40] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.9 | E |
| Lee et al., 2022 [41] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 72.7 | G |
| Lembke et al., 2014 [16] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 81.8 | E |
| Mullins et al., 2022 [42] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.9 | E |
| Nieman et al., 2015 [43] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 72.7 | G |
| Tomczk et al., 2024 [33] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 72.7 | G |
| Tsuchiya et al., 2021 [34] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.9 | E |
| Tsuchiya et al., 2016 [17] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 81.8 | E |
| VanDusseldrorp et al., 2020 [37] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.9 | E |
Abbreviations: E = Excellent; G = Good; 1 = Criterion met; 0 = Criterion not met, Item 1 = whether the selection criteria were specified; 2 = subjects were randomly assigned to groups; 3 = allocation was hidden; 4 = the groups were similar at baseline in relation to the most important prognostic indicators; 5 = subjects were blinded; 6 = therapists administering therapy were blinded; 7 = assessors were blinded; 8 = at least one of the key outcomes its measures were obtained from more than 85% of the assigned subjects; 9 = results were presented for all subjects who received treatment or were assigned to the control group, or when this could not be, data for at least one key outcome were analyzed by ‘intention to treat; 10 = results of statistical comparisons between groups were reported for at least one key outcome; 11 = point and variability measures of at least one key outcome were provided.