Table 3. Quality assessment of individual studies.
| Reference | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Baseline similarity | Subjects blinding | Therapist blinding | Assessor blinding | <15% dropouts | Intention to treat | Between-group differences | Point measures and measures of variability | Total Score | Quality rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterhouse et al. (2007) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 | Fair |
| Hammouda et al. (2018) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 | Fair |
| Daaloul, Souissi & Davenne (2019) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 | Fair |
| Brotherton et al. (2019) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | Good |
| Romdhani et al. (2020) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 | Fair |
| Ajjimaporn, Ramyarangsi & Siripornpanich (2020) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | Good |
| Petit et al. (2014) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4/10 | Fair |
| Blanchfield et al. (2018) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 | Fair |
| Boukhris et al. (2019) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | Good |
| Abdessalem et al. (2019) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | Good |
| Hsouna et al. (2019) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | Good |
| Boukhris et al. (2020) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/10 | Good |