Table 1.
PEDro scale rating [26]
| Reference | Eligibility criteria | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Group similar at baseline | Blinded subjects | Blinded therapist | Blinded assessors | Less than 15 % dropouts | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group comparisons | Point measure and variability | PEDro score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binder 2005 [38] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Cadore 2014 [13] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Faber 2006 [32] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Fairhall 2014 [33] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Giné-Garriga 2010 [34] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Giné-Garriga 2013 [35] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Kim 2015 [37] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Latham 2003 [36] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Lustosa 2011 [31] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7.1 |