Table 2.
Levels of evidence and PEDro scores for randomized controlled studies
| Study | PEDro score distribution | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total PEDro score | |
| Lavigne et al. [24] | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ─ | ● | ─ | ● | ● | 8 |
| Foucher et al. [25] | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ─ | ─ | ● | ● | 8 |
1. Eligibility criteria; 2. Random allocation; 3. Concealed allocation; 4. Baseline comparability; 5. Blind subjects; 6. Blind therapists; 7. Blind assessors; 8. Adequate follow-up; 9.Intention-to-treat analysis; 10. Between-group comparisons; 11. Point estimates and variability. A “●” indicates a “yes” score, and a dash indicates a “no” score