Table 2 Methodological evaluation of studies with technical specifications by PEDro scale
Study | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Baseline comparability | Blind subjects | Blind therapists | Blind assessors | Adequate follow-up | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group comparisons | Point estimates and variability | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kumar et al. [19] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Ozsoy et al. [21] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Cabrera-Martos et al. [23] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Ranbhor et al. [20] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
*Hameed et al. [22] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
*Yokochi et al. [24] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |