Table 2.
Quality check-list of articles reviewed
| Author and references | Random allocation | Study subjects naïve*/disinterested | Was there a credible sham treatment? | Was SMT well described? | Was SMT performed by experienced person? | Was the ROM assessor blinded? | Were pre/post treatment ROM-test performed by the same person? | Was ROM assessed by a valid method or own inter/intra validation? | Were losses reported? | Were results reported and estimates shown in tables/graphs? | Were results tested for statistical significance? | Physical conditions controlled for all treatment groups | If study samples contained people older than 45, was the age distribution shown in treatment groups to be similar? | Total score | Score /100 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliveira Campello
[35] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
N/A |
- |
11 /12 |
92 |
| Kanlayanaphotporn
[43] |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
No, but compared base line variable for both |
- |
10 /12 |
83 |
| Konstantinou
[46] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Upper level age is known, but N/A because cross-over |
- |
10 /12 |
83 |
| Whittingham
[40] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Age range are known, but N/A because cross-over |
- |
10 /12 |
83 |
| Stamospapastomous
[47] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
N/A |
- |
10 /12 |
83 |
| Krauss
[42] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
No (19 – 50) |
0 |
10 /13 |
77 |
| Martinez Segura
[37] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
No (20 – 55) |
0 |
10 /13 |
77 |
| Goodsell
[45] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
9 /13 |
69 |
| Mc Clatchie
[38] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
No (>16) |
0 |
9 /13 |
69 |
| Mansilla-Ferragut
[34] |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
No (21–50) |
0 |
9 /13 |
69 |
| Cassidy
[36] |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Age not known |
0 |
9 /13 |
69 |
| Tuttle
[41] |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
Age range known, but N/A because cross-over |
- |
8 /12 |
67 |
| Kanlayanaphotporn
[44] |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
No, but compared base line variable for both |
- |
8 /12 |
67 |
| Passmore
[39] |
Yes |
1 |
No |
0 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
? |
0 |
No |
0 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
? |
0 |
N/A |
- |
6 /12 |
50 |
| Pollard [48] | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | N/A | - | 4 /12 | 33 |