TABLE 3.
PEDro Study Quality Scores (Maximum Possible Points: 10)
| Study | Eligibility Criteria Specifieda | Random Allocation | Allocation Concealed | Groups Similar at Baseline | Subjects Blinded | Providers Blinded | Assessors Blinded | Data on at Least 1 Outcome for >85% of Subjects | All Subjects Received Allocated Treatment or ITT Analysis | Between-Group Statistics Reported for at Least 1 Outcome | Both Point Estimates and Measures of Variance for at Least 1 Outcome | Total Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew et al14 (2006) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Butz et al15 (2005) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Christiansen et al16 (1997) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cicutto et al17 (2005) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Clark et al18 (2004) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Clark et al19 (2005) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Evans et al20 (1987) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Gerald et al21 (2006) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gibson et al22 (1998) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Henry et al23 (2004) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Homer24 (2004) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Joseph et al25 (2007) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Levy et al26 (2006) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| McCann et al27 (2006) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| MeGhan et al28 (2003) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Parcel et al29 (1980) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patterson et al30 (2005) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Persaud et al31 (1996) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Shah et al32 (2001) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Toelle et al33 (1993) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Velsor-Friedrich et al34 (2004) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Velsor-Friedrich et al35 (2005) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Yawn et al36 (2000) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Young et al37 (2001) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
a
The scores in the column labeled “Eligibility Criteria Specified” were not used to calculate the total score on the PEDro scale. ITT indicates intention to treat.