Table 3. .

The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Individual Items and Quality Index Scores for the Included Articles

Item	Hale et al24 (2007)	McKeon et al28 (2008)	Beazell et al17 (2012)	Hilgendorf et al25 (2012)	Hoch et al26 (2012)	Schaefer and Sandrey30 (2012)	Gilbreath et al22 (2014)	Collins et al18 (2014)	Hale et al23 (2014)	Kim et al27 (2014)	Cruz-Díaz et al19 (2015)	Cruz-Díaz et al20 (2015)	De Ridder et al21 (2015)	Salom-Moreno et al29 (2015)	McKeon and Wikstrom31 (2016)
1. Random allocation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
2. Allocation concealed	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
3. Similar at baseline	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
4. Blinding of all subjects	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
5. Blinding of all therapists	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
6. Blinding of all assessors	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
7. More than 85% of follow-up	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
8. Intention to treat	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
9. Between-groups statistical comparison	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
10. Point measures and variability	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
11. Eligibility criteria indicated	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes, No. (%)a	5 (50)	5 (50)	6 (60)	6 (60)	4 (40)	4 (40)	4 (40)	7 (70)	3 (30)	4 (40)	8 (80)	8 (80)	1 (10)	7 (70)	7 (70)
Level of evidence	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1

^aScores are based on items 1 through 10.