Table 1.
PEDro scale scores for each study.
| Author (Year) | Eligibility | Random Allocation | Concealed Allocation | Baseline Comparability | Blind Subjects | Blind Therapists | Blind Assessors | Adequate Follow-Up | Intention-to-Treat Analysis | Between-Group Comparisons | Point Estimated Variability | Score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skolarus et al. (2019) [21] | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | High |
| Kim et al. (2011) [22] | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | High |
| Galiano-Castillo et al. (2016) [23] | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/10 | High |
| Meneses et al. (2018) [24] | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | High |
| Frensham et al. (2018) [25] | Yes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | High |
| Willems et al. (2017) [26] | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | High |
| Freeman et al. (2015) [27] | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | High |
| Zachariae et al. (2018) [28] | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 | High |
| Kanera et al. (2017) [29] | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 | Fair |
| Galiano-Castillo et al. (2017) [30] | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8/10 | High |
| Syrjala et al. (2018) [31] | Yes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4/10 | Fair |
| Lee et al. (2014) [32] | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/10 | High |
PEDro Scale: Physiotherapy Evidence Database Scale.