Table 3. Summary of rating for the included studies (n = 133)
| PEDro scale item |
Rates of meeting criteria |
| n |
% |
| 1. |
Eligibility criteria specified* |
28 |
21.1 |
| 2. |
Random allocation to groups |
89 |
67.6 |
| 3. |
Concealed allocation |
1 |
0.8 |
| 4. |
Groups similar at baseline |
92 |
69.2 |
| 5. |
Blinding of subjects (athletes) |
0 |
0.0 |
| 6. |
Blinding of therapists (training supervisors) |
0 |
0.0 |
| 7. |
Blinding of assessors |
2 |
1.5 |
| 8. |
Adequacy of follow-up |
51 |
38.3 |
| 9. |
Intention-to-treat analysis |
2 |
1.5 |
| 10. |
Between group comparison |
113 |
85.0 |
| 11. |
Point measures and measures of variability |
128 |
96.2 |
*criterion not included in the final score
