Table 2.
PEDro scale of the included studies
| Study | Inclusion criteriaa | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Similarity at baseline | Subject blinding | Therapist blinding | Assessor blinding | > 85% follow-up | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group comparison | Point estimates and variability | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boguszewski et al. [65] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Guillott et al. [37] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Hodgson et al. [26] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Junker and Stöggl [55] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Junker and Stöggl [58] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Kiyono et al. [27] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Le Gal et al. [45] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Li et al. [56] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Miller and Rockey [66] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sandrey et al. [46] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Stovern et al. [38] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database
aWas not counted for the final score; 1 = one point awarded; 0 = no points awarded