Table 4.

The Percent of Studies That Met Each of the CONSORT Criteria That Reflect Study Design and Methods Issues Versus Reporting and Interpretation Issues

CONSORT criteria	No. of studies	3	4	6	7	8,9,10*	11*	12,17,18	13	14	15*	16*	Mean % of criteria met
Physical medicine/ exercise/injections	80	91	93	95	16	9	45	41	9	93	91	43	55
Orthopedic appliances	46	98	85	63	20	13	93	75	40	65	100	60	67
Pharmacologic therapy	44	76	92	84	4	0	16	60	12	92	96	56	54
Behavioral/psychological therapy	24	86	96	72	11	23	72	55	8	72	95	34	58
TMJ surgery	7	86	71	100	14	14	29	29	14	100	71	57	55
Occlusal therapy	9	78	56	78	0	22	44	11	11	89	67	67	45
% met for all studies		88	90	78	13	15	60	54	16	79	93	46	58

^*Considered Level 1 criteria as essential to minimize bias.

3 = Participants; 4 = Interventions; 6 = Outcomes; 7 = Sample size; 8, 9, 10 = Randomization; 11 = Blinding; 12, 17, 18 = Statistical methods; 13 = Participant flow; 14 = Recruitment and follow-up; 15 = Baseline data; 16 = Numbers analyzed.