Table 2 Clinical relevance assessment according to Cochrane [33]
From: What is the effect of sensory discrimination training on chronic low back pain? A systematic review
Studies | Patients | Inter- ventions | Relevant outcomes | Size of effect | Benefits and harms | Factors influencing the clinical relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barker et al. (2008) [15] | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | Patients: Pre-treatment surgery is poorly described. Intervention is poorly described. Results 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment are not integrated. |
Hohmann et al. (2012) [20] | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | Patients: Pregnancy is poorly described, although 15 patients out of 21 were women. Intervention is poorly described. |
Morone et al. (2011) [16] | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | Patients: Pre-treatment surgery is poorly described. |
Paolucci et al. (2012) [37] | YES | YES | NO | NO | YES | Patients: Pre-treatment surgery is poorly described. Function is no outcome measure. |
Ryan et al. (2014) [38] | NO | YES | YES | NO | YES | Patients: Pre-treatment surgery or pregnancies are poorly described. Ratio men / women is not documented. |
Vetrano et al. (2013) [39] | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | There have been remarkably more women included in this study than men. Intervention 2 (Control group) received also a SFT. |