Table A1.
Detailed quality appraisal of the 36 articles included in review using the modified CONSORT 2010 checklist [29].
| Introduction | Methods | Results | Discussion | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title and Abstract | Background and Objective | Trial Design | Participants | Intervention | Outcomes | Sample Size | Randomizatoin and Sequence Generation | Statistical Methods | Participant Flow | Baseline Data | Numbers Analyzed | Outcomes and Estimation | Ancillary Analyses | Harms | Limitations | Generalizability | Interpretation | Funding | Score/19 | % Present Criteria | |||||||
| 1 | 2A | 2B | 3A | 3B | 4 | 5 | 6A | 6B | 7A | 7B | 8A | 8B | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| PT | Adegoke et al. 2008 [33] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 53% |
| PT | Alrowayeh et al. 2010 [34] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 63% |
| PT | Anyfantis and Biska 2017 [35] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 10 | 61% |
| PT | Campo et al. 2008 [38] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 71% |
| PT | Chung et al. 2013 [10] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 11 | 61% |
| PT | Cromie et al. 2000 [17] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 82% |
| PT | Glover et al. 2005 [8] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 87% |
| PT | Jang et al. 2006 [41] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 15 | 82% |
| PT | Muaidi and Shanb 2016 [22] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | - | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 11 | 63% |
| PT | Vieira et al. 2015 [54] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 12 | 71% |
| Nurse | Pugh et al. 2020 [48] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 76% |
| Nurse | Ribeiro et al. 2016 [50] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 68% |
| Nurse | Asghari et al. 2019 [36] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 87% |
| Nurse | Kee and Seo 2007 [42] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 10 | 58% |
| Nurse | Tinubu et al. 2010 [23] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 13 | 74% |
| Nurse | Munabi et al. 2014 [3] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 76% |
| Nurse | Choobineh et al. 2006 [39] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 13 | 74% |
| Nurse | Smith et al. 2004 [51] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 79% |
| Nurse | Anap et al. 2013 [9] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 53% |
| Nurse | Yeung et al. 2005 [55] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 11 | 66% |
| Nurse | Attar et al. 2014 [55] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 89% |
| Dentist | Rabiei et al. 2011 [49] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 63% |
| Dentist | Hayes et al. 2009 [40] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 74% |
| Dentist | Khan and Yee Chew 2013 [42] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 76% |
| Dentist | Kierklo et al. 2011 [43] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 10 | 58% |
| Dentist | Ayers et al. 2009 [37] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 14 | 76% |
| Dentist | Leggat et al. 2006 [45] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 11 | 68% |
| Dentist | Szymanska 2002 [53] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 53% |
| Dentist | Anton et al. 2002 [5] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 71% |
| Surgeron | Liang et al. 2012 [6] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 10 | 63% |
| Surgeron | Adams et al. 2013 [32] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 14 | 79% |
| Surgeron | Knudsen et al. 2014 [44] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 11 | 66% |
| Surgeron | Szeto et al. 2009 [52] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 13 | 76% |
| Midwife | Okuyucu et al. 2017 [4] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 9 | 55% |
| Midwife | Okuyucu et al. 2019 [47] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 68% |
| Osteopath | McLeod et al. 2017 [46] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 74% |
PT = Physiotherapists/Physical therapists; Rating code: 1: the criterion is present; 0.5: the criterion is partially present; 0: the criterion is absent. Columns 3B, 6B, 7B, 8B, and 15 were not filled in because the criteria in the list were difficult to apply to the articles included in the review.