Table 2 PEDro scores
Study | Eligibility criteria specifieda | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Groups similar at baseline | Participant blinding | Therapist blinding | Assessor blinding | <  15% dropouts | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group difference reported | Point estimate and variability reported | Total (0 to 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kono et al. [28] (2013) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
Gillham et al. [29] (2010) | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 4 |
Joubert et al. [30] (2009) | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 4 |
Adie et al. [31] (2010) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 6 |
Fleming et al. [32] (2013) | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 5 |
Allen et al. [33] (2009) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
Faulkner et al. [34] (2015) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 7 |
Olaiya et al. [35] (2017) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
Askim et al. [36] (2018) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
Cheng et al. [37] (2018) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
Teuschl et al. [38] (2017) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 8 |