Table 2.
PEDro quality assessment of included RCTs
| Study | Score per PEDro item | Total score | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i* | ii | iii | iv | v | vi | vii | viii | ix | x | xi | ||
| Exercise therapy | ||||||||||||
| Ferber et al37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Combined intervention | ||||||||||||
| Mason et al38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rathleff et al39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Foot orthoses | ||||||||||||
| Lewinson et al40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mills et al41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Patellar taping and bracing | ||||||||||||
| Osorio et al42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other adjunctive interventions | ||||||||||||
| Hains and Hains43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
i=eligibility criteria; ii=random allocation; iii=concealed allocation; iv=baseline comparability; v=blind subjects; vi=blind therapists; vii=blind assessors; viii=adequate follow-up; ix intention-to-treat analysis; x=between-group comparisons; xi=point estimates and variability.
*Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score.
0, no or unable to determine; 1, yes; PEDro, Physiotherapy Evidence Database; RCTs, randomised controlled trials.