Table 1.
Included studies
| Study | Screened (n) | Enrolled* (n) | Intervention | Comparator | Stage | Intervention group | Comparator group | ||||||
| n | Age† (years) | BMI† (kg/m2) | Female (%) | n | Age† (years) | BMI† (kg/m2) | Female (%) | ||||||
| Houck et al 32 | 88 | 39 | Orthoses+stretching+isotonic strengthening | Orthoses+stretching | II | 19 | 57 (2) | 30 (6) | 15 (78.9) | 17 | 58 (9) | 31 (5) | 13 (76.5) |
| Jeong et al 31 | NR | 14 | Stretching+isotonic ankle strengthening+balance training | No intervention | I or II | 7 | 52.57 (16.13) | 22.6 (2.37) | 7 (100) | 5 | 53.2 (12.61) | 24.02 (3.63) | 5 (100) |
| Kulig et al 33 | 126 | 40 | Orthoses+stretching+concentric strengthening | Orthoses+stretching | I or II | 12 | 55.3 (16.4) | 32 (9.24) | 10 (83.3) | 12 | 51.3 (17.2) | 28.7 (6.26) | 8 (66.7) |
| Kulig et al 33 | 126 | 40 | Orthoses+stretching+eccentric strengthening | Orthoses+stretching | I or II | 12 | 49.4 (12.6) | 28.5 (7.09) | 10 (83.3) | 12 | 51.3 (17.2) | 28.7 (6.26) | 8 (66.7) |
Italics, same comparator group.
*Prerandomisation (includes dropouts).
†Mean (SD).
BMI, body mass index; NR, not reported.