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Published online 2015 Sep 29. doi: 10.1007/s40279-015-0385-9
Table 2
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scores of the 25 included studies
| Authors | Eligibility criteria | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Baseline comparability | Blind subjects | Blind therapists | Blind assessor | Adequate follow-up dropout <15 % | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group comparisons | Point estimates and variability | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneka et al. [31] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Charette et al. [92] | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 4 |
| Daly et al. [93] | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | 5 |
| DeBeliso et al. [94] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 4 |
| Fatouros et al. [95] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Fatouros et al. [33] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Granacher et al. [36] | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | 2 |
| Henwood and Taaffe [40] | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Hortobagyi et al. [34] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Hunter et al. [96] | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Judge et al. [101] | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | 7 |
| Kalapotharakos et al. [71] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 4 |
| Kalapotharakos et al. [35] | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | 6 |
| Lovell et al. [97] | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Miszko et al. [98] | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 3 |
| Morse et al. [99] | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 3 |
| Pinto et al. [41] | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | 7 |
| Pyka et al. [39] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Raso et al. [42] | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 4 |
| Reeves et al. [37] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | 3 |
| Rhodes et al. [100] | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Strasser et al. [72] | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 4 |
| Tracy et al. [38] | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | 5 |
| Vincent et al. [73] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| Vincent et al. [32] | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | 4 |
| Mean score | 4.6 |
+ indicates a “yes” score, − indicates a “no” score