Table 2.
PEDro scales of included randomized controlled trials.
| Study | Eligibility criteria | Random allocation |
Concealed allocation | Similar at baseline | Subject blinded | Therapists blinded | Assessor blinded | <15% dropout | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group comparisons | Points measures and variability | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li et al., 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/10 |
| Wang, 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Y. Liu et al., 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
| Hu and Gu, 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
| Liu et al., 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
| Xiu, 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Li et al., 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Chan et al., 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Wang et al., 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
| Xiao and Zhuang, 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Chen et al., 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Li et al., 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
| Zheng et al., 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 |
| Qiu et al., 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
| Zhai et al., 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
| An et al., 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4/10 |
| A. L. Liu et al., 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Pan and Feng, 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
| Qin, 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 |
0 = does not meet the criteria; 1 = meet the criteria. Criteria (without eligibility criteria) were used to calculate the total PEDro score.