Table 3.
Risk of Bias: PEDro Scores of Included Papers
| Study ID | Cheema (2007)7 | Chen (2010)26 | Dong (2011)21 | Johansen (2006)25 | Kopple (2006)27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocation | |||||
| Random | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Concealed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Subjects | No | No | No | No | No |
| Blinding | |||||
| Therapists | No | No | No | No | No |
| Assessors | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Adequate | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Follow-up | |||||
| Intention-to-treat | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Baseline comparability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Between-group comparison | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Point estimates and variability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |