Table 5.
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scores of the included trials (n = 16).
| Study | 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 Estimate and Variability Reported | Total (0 to 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammitzbøll et al., 2019 [32,33,34] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 |
| Cormie et al., 2013 [56] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
| Courneya [9,20,21,22] | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
| Buchan et al., 2016 [55] | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
| Hagstrom [7,41,42,43,44] | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 |
| Musanti 2012 [38] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | 7 |
| Madzima et al., 2017 [45] | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 |
| Sagen et al., 2009 [25] | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
| Schmidtv et al., 2012 [39] | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 5 |
| Schmidt [8,26,27,28,29] | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 9 |
| Schmitz [10,35,36] | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | 6 |
| Schmitz [46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54] | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
| Schmidt et al., 2018 [31] | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | 7 |
| Schwartz et al., 2007 [23] | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 |
| Schwartz & Winters-Stone, 2009 [24] | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 |
| Simonavice et al., 2014 [40] | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
| Twiss et al., 2009 [37] | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 |
Y = yes, N = no.