| 1. Eligibility criteria were specified |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2. Subjects were randomly allocated to groups |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 3. Allocation was concealed |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 4. The groups were similar at baseline regarding the most important prognostic indicators |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 5. There was blinding of all subjects |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 6. there was blinding of all therapists who administered the therapy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7. There was blinding of all assessors who measured at least one key outcome |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 8. Measures of at least one key outcome were obtained from more than 85% of the subjects initially allocated to groups |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 9. All subjects for whom outcome measures were available received the treatment or control condition as allocated |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 10. The results of between-group statistical comparisons are reported for at least one key outcome |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 11. The study provides both point measures and measures of variability for at least one key outcome |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
7/11 |
8/11 |
6/11 |
8/11 |
8/11 |
6/11 |
8/11 |