Table 1.
Study characteristics.
| References | Country | Study design | Mean age (SD), years | Sample size | Male/female | Drop out | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG | CG | MG | CG | MG | CG | MG | CG | |||
| Ajimsha et al. (22) | India | RCT | 35.80 (8.40) | 34.20 (9.30) | 38 | 36 | 9/29 | 8/28 | 2 | 4 |
| Arguisuelas et al. (28) | Spain | RCT | 46.60 (10.30) | 46.40 (11.40) | 27 | 27 | 11/16 | 10/17 | 4 | 2 |
| Arguisuelas et al. (18) | Spain | RCT | 47.20 (9.80) | 48.60 (10.10) | 18 | 18 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 0 | 0 |
| Boff et al. (13) | Brazil | RCT | 38.10 (7.00) | 38.70 (6.80) | 36 | 36 | 29/7 | 30/6 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee et al. (16) | Korea | RCT | 61.01 (7.86) | 62.05 (5.79) | 15 | 15 | 7/8 | 7/8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozsoy et al. (24) | Turkey | RCT | 68.04 (2.97) | 68.14 (2.57) | 22 | 23 | 15/7 | 17/6 | 1 | 2 |
| Yu et al. (23) | Korea | RCT | 70.40 (3.20) | 69.40 (4.10) | 20 | 20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Branchini. (29) | Italy | RCT | 48.00 (12.00) | 44.00 (8.20) | 11 | 13 | 4/7 | 4/9 | 8 | |
MG, Myofascial release group; CG, Control group.