Table 2.
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) results of the methodological quality evaluation of the randomized controlled trials.
| First Author, Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criteria (1–11) | McAuley, 2015 [18] | Duff, 2018 [19] | Pau, 2017 [20] | Ponzano, 2017 [21] |
| 1. Eligibility criteria | YES * | YES * | YES * | YES * |
| 2. Random allocation | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 3. Concealed allocation | YES | NO | YES | NO |
| 4. Baseline comparability | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| 5. Blind subjects | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| 6. Blind therapists | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| 7. Blind assessors | YES | YES | NO | NO |
| 8. Key outcome (+85% subjects) | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 9. Intention-to-treat-analysis | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| 10. Between-group comparisons | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| 11. Point estimates and variability | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Score (0–10) | 9/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 3/10 |
* Not included in total score.