Table 2. PEDro scale.
| Study |
Random allocation |
Concealed allocation |
Groups similar at baseline |
Assessor blinding |
Subject blinding |
Therapist blinding |
Less than 15% dropouts |
Intention-to-treat analysis |
Between-group statistical comparisons |
Point estimates and variability |
Eligibility criteria specified * |
Total |
| Akagi (2014) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Longo (2021) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Konrad (2014) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Konrad (2017) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Konrad (2019) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| LaRoche (2006) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Gajdosik (2007) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Brusco (2019) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Marshall (2011) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Oba (2021) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Kudo (2002) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Ryan (2008) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Guissard (2004) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Nakao (2021) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Hatano (2022) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Palmer (2019) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Rodrigues (2017) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
PEDro, Physiotherapy evidence database; 1, one point scored; 0, no points scored;* Criteria of random allocation was not counted for the total score.