Table 1.
Methodological quality of the included studies.
| Author (Year) | (1) * | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | PEDro Score | IVS | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical radiculopathy | ||||||||||||||
| Hassan et al. (2020) [34] | X | X | X | X | X | 5/10 | 2/7 | Limited | ||||||
| Young et al. (2019) [35] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9/10 | 6/7 | High | |
| Eldesoky et al. (2019) [36] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7/10 | 4/7 | Moderate | |||
| Afzal et al. (2019) [37] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6/10 | 4/7 | Moderate | ||||
| Ayub et al. (2019) [38] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8/10 | 5/7 | Moderate | ||
| Ojoawo and Olabode (2018) [39] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6/10 | 3/7 | Limited | ||||
| Song and Pan (2017) [40] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7/10 | 5/7 | Moderate | |||
| Rodríguez-Sanz et al. (2017) [41] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6/10 | 4/7 | Moderate | ||||
| Cui et al. (2017) [42] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6/10 | 3/7 | Limited | |||||
| Kim et al. (2017) [43] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5/10 | 2/7 | Limited | |||||
| Khan et al. (2017) [44] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7/10 | 4/7 | Moderate | |||
| Savva et al. (2016) [45] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7/10 | 5/7 | Moderate | ||||
| Khan et al. (2016) [46] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5/10 | 3/7 | Limited | |||||
| Waqas et al. (2016) [47] | X | X | X | X | X | 5/10 | 3/7 | Limited | ||||||
| Bukhari et al. (2016) [48] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5/10 | 2/7 | Limited | |||||
| Costello et al. (2016) [49] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8/10 | 5/7 | Moderate | ||
| Langevin et al. (2015) [50] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9/10 | 6/7 | High | |
| Fritz et al. (2014) [51] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8/10 | 5/7 | Moderate | ||
| Jellad et al. (2009) [52] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6/10 | 3/7 | Limited | ||||
| Young et al. (2009) [53] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8/10 | 5/7 | Moderate | ||
| Joghataei et al. (2004) [54] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6/10 | 3/7 | Limited | ||||
| Lumbar radiculopathy | ||||||||||||||
| Plaza-Manzano et al. (2019) [55] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9/10 | 6/7 | High | |
| Satpute et al. (2018) [56] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8/10 | 5/7 | Moderate | ||
| Tambekar et al. (2015) [57] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5/10 | 2/7 | Limited | |||||
| Moustafa et al. (2013) [58] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7/10 | 4/7 | Moderate | |||
| McMorland et al. (2010) [59] | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6/10 | 3/7 | Limited | ||||
| Gudavalli et al. (2006) [60] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5/10 | 2/7 | Limited | |||||
| %, X | 85 | 100 | 56 | 85 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 89 | 70 | 100 | 93 | |||
(1) Eligibility criteria; (2) Random allocation; (3) Concealed allocation; (4) Baseline comparability; (5) Blind participants; (6) Blind therapists; (7) Blind assessors; (8) Adequate follow-up; (9) Intention-to-treat analysis; (10) Between-group comparisons; (11) Point estimates and variability; * Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) score; IVS: internal validity score.