Table 1.

Standardized Set of Predefined Criteria

Criteria
1. Study populationa
1a. Healthy people with experimentally reduced somatosensation	Yes / No
1b. People with PNSD	Yes / No
1c. Case study of a patient with PNSD	Yes / No
2. Study design healthy subjects
2a. Prospective study design	Yes / No
2b. Observational study with baseline measurement (T0), an intervention, and a measurement after intervention (T1)	Yes / No
2c. Results of T0 and T1 published	Yes / No
3. Study design subjects with PNSD
3a. Comparison with control group or standardized norm	Yes / No
4. Intervention
4a. Description of intervention	Yes / No
4b. The intervention involves experimentally reduced somatosensation	Yes / No
5. Outcome measures
5a. Values of somatosensation measures published	Yes / No
5b. Balance measurement is main or one of the three main outcomes	Yes / No
5c. Balance measurement is a standing balance measurement	Yes / No
5d. Values of balance measures published	Yes / No
6. Statistical tests
6a. Descriptive statistics / case definition published	Yes / No

^aIf 1a was met, criteria 2, 4, 5, and 6 had to be met. If 1b or 1c were met, criteria 3, 5, and 6 had to be met.