Table 2.
Risk of bias assessment of RCTs and CCTs
Article |
Study design |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Accurate description rehabilitation |
Men–women ratio |
Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltaci et al32 |
RCT |
+ |
+ |
− |
? |
− |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Good |
Christensen et al12 |
RCT |
+ |
+ |
? |
− |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Good |
Fukuda et al10 |
RCT |
+ |
+ |
? |
? |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
+ |
+ |
− |
Good |
Kinikli et al33 |
RCT |
+ |
? |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
? |
? |
+ |
+ |
− |
Questionable |
Koutras et al36 |
CCT |
− |
− |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
+ |
− |
Good |
Melikoglu et al37 |
CCT |
− |
− |
? |
? |
? |
+ |
? |
? |
+ |
+ |
− |
Poor |
Salmon et al38 |
CCT |
− |
− |
? |
? |
? |
? |
− |
? |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Questionable |
Sastre et al34 |
RCT |
+ |
+ |
? |
? |
? |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Good |
Treacy et al39 |
CCT |
− |
− |
? |
? |
? |
+ |
? |
? |
+ |
+ |
− |
Poor |
Vadalà et al35 |
RCT |
+ |
+ |
? |
? |
? |
+ |
+ |
? |
+ |
+ |
− |
Good |
CCT, clinical controlled trial; RCT, randomised controlled trial.