Table 2.

Physiotherapy Evidence Database Scale score for randomized clinical trials included in the review.

Studies	Total score	Methodological quality	Number of items of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database Scale
			1a	2b	3c	4d	5e	6f	7g	8h	9i	10j	11k
Ikbali Afsar et al [14]	5	Fair	N/Al	✓m	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	✓
Alves et al [10]	5	Fair	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	✓
Brunner et al [40]	7	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Abd El-Kafy et al [41]	6	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Ersoy and Iyigun [51]	4	Poor	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	✓	✓
Gueye et al [42]	6	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	N/A	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hsu et al [11]	7	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Junior et al [52]	5	Fair	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	X	X
Kiper et al [43]	6	Good	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Kiper et al [44]	8	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rong et al [45]	8	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Schuster-Amft et al [16]	8	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Sin and Lee [46]	7	Good	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Taveggia et al [47]	7	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	✓	N/A	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Yao et al [48]	8	Good	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓	✓	N/A	✓	✓
Zheng et al [49]	8	Good	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	N/A	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

^aItem 1: Specified eligibility criteria.

^bItem 2: Random allocation.

^cItem 3: Concealed allocation.

^dItem 4:Baseline comparability.

^eItem 5: Participants were blinded.

^fItem 6: Therapists were blinded.

^gItem 7: Assessors were blinded.

^hItem 8: Adequate follow-up.

ⁱItem 9: Intention-to-treat analysis.

^jItem 10: Between-group comparisons.

^kItem 11: Point estimates and variability.

^lN/A: not applicable.

^mThe ‘✓’ symbol indicates that the item where it is found has been punctuated.