Table 3.
Quality score of the analyzed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using manual therapies for treatment of CEH
| Study | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piekartz and Lüdtke [30] | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 56 |
| Nilsson [24] | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 53 |
| Nilsson et al. [25] | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 53 |
| Jull et al. [26] | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 |
| Haas et al. [27] | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 58 |
| Borusiak et al. [28] | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
| Haas et al. [29] | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 63 |
The letters correspond with letters from the criteria list (Table 2)