Table 1.

PEDro quality scores of RCTs

E: Eligibility criteria specified

1. Subjects randomly allocated to groups

2. Allocation concealed

3. Groups similar at baseline

4. Subjects blinded

5. Therapist administering treatment blinded

6. Assessors blinded

7. Measures of key outcomes obtained from > 85% of subjects

8. Data analysed by intention to treat

9. Statistical comparison between groups conducted

10. Point measures and measures of variability provided

+: criterion is clearly satisfied, -: criterion is not satisfied, ?: not clear if the criterion was satisfied. Total number is determined by counting the number of criteria that are satisfied, except “eligibility criteria specified” score is not used to generate the total score. Total scores are out of 10