Table 4.

PEDro scores for the included studies

Study	Eligibility criteria and source	Random allocation	Concealed allocation	Groups similar at baseline	Participant blinding	Therapist blinding	Assessor blinding	<  15% dropouts	Intention- to-treat analysis	Between-group difference reported	Point estimates and variability reported	Total score (0 to 10)
Bateman et al. (2014) [38]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	5
Blume et al. (2015) [35]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Chaconas et al. (2017) [34]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6
Dejaco et al. (2017) [37]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Hallgren et al. (2014) [50]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7
Holmgren et al. (2012) [26]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7
Maenhout et al. (2013) [25]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Vallés-Carrascosa et al. (2018) [32]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7