Table 2 PEDro Scale scores for the included trials (n = 5)
Study | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Groups similar at baseline | Participant blinding | Therapist blinding | Assessor Blinding | <15 % dropouts | Intention to treat analysis | Between-group difference reported | Point estimate and variability reported | Total (0 to 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fairey et al. [26] (2003) | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
Irwin et al. [14] (2009) | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7 |
Janelsins et al. [27] (2011) | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | 5 |
Schmitz et al. [28] (2005) | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 6 |
Sprod et al. [15] (2012) | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 6 |
Compliance rate | 100 % | 40 % | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |