Table 1 Quality assessment of included studies
From: Modifying patterns of movement in people with low back pain -does it help? A systematic review
PEDro criteria* | Akbari 2008 | Da Fonesca 2009 | Ferreira 2010 | Haugstad 2006 | Hides 1996&2001 | Lalanne 2009 | Magnussen 2008 | Mannion 1999&2001 | Marshall 2008 | O’Sullivan 1997&1998 | Ritaven 2007 | Vasseljen 2010 , 2012 & Unsgaard-Tonsel 2010 |
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1. Eligibility criteria were specified | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
2. Random allocation of subjects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
3. Allocation was concealed | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
4. Groups similar at baseline | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
5. There was blinding of all subjects | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
6. Blinding of therapists | X | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
7. Blinding of assessors | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
8. >1 key outcome was obtained for more than 85% of subjects initially allocated to groups | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
9. All subjects … received the treatment or control condition as allocated or, where this was not the case, data for at least one key outcome was analysed by ‘intention to treat’ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
10. The results of between-group statistical comparisons are reported for at least one key outcome | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
11. The study provides both point measures and measures of variability for at least one key outcome | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Total score | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Assessor | PEDro | RL &PK | PEDro | PEDro | PEDro | PEDro | PEDro | PEDro | PEDro | PEDro | PEDro | RL &PK |