Table 5.

The PEDro Scores of Included Studies for The Quality Assessment

study	Eligibility criteria	Random allocation	Concealed allocation	Baseline similar	Blinding (subject)	Blinding (therapists)	Blinding (Assessor)	Measure for>85%	Intention-to-Treat Analysis	Group comparison	Point measures	Total score (0–10)
Bagheri et al. (2020) [56]	Yes	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	6
Bellomo et al. (2013) [43]	Yes	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5
Cebrià et al. (2018) [45]	Yes	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	7
Chen et al. (2017) [42]	Yes	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5
Hamaguchi et al. (2017) [51]	Yes	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	6
Hassan et al. (2015) [57]	Yes	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
Kim et al. (2012) [58]	Yes	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	8
Kim et al. (2013) [59]	Yes	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	8
Kim et al. (2016) [60]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
Liao et al. (2017) [52]	Yes	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	8
Liao et al. (2018) [53]	Yes	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	7
Makizako et al. (2020) [33]	Yes	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	8
Maruya et al. (2016) [50]	Yes	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5
Moghadam et al. (2020) [61]	Yes	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	6
Wei et al. (2016) [48]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
Park et al. (2017) [62]	Yes	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	7
Shahar et al. (2013) [63]	Yes	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	6
Shao et al. (2020) [46]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	6
Tsekoura et al. (2018) [23]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7
Vasconcelos et al. (2016) [64]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	7
Vikberg et al. (2019) [47]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	7
Wei et al. (2016) [44]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
Wei et al. (2017) [49]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
Zhu et al. (2019) [65]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	7
Zhu et al. (2016) [54]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	6
Zhu et al. (2019) [55]	Yes	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7

PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database; 1: met the criteria; 0: not met the criteria