Table 2. PEDro scale.
Study Random allocation Concealed allocation Groups similar at baseline Assessor blinding Participant blinding Therapist blinding Less than 15% dropouts Intention-to-treat analysis Between-group statistical comparisons Point estimates and variability Eligibility criteria specified * Total
Barbosa et al. (2018) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Behm et al. (2011) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
Chen et al. (2018) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
Hernández-Trujillo et al. (2024) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
Inoue and Nagano (2023) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
Jung et al. (2023) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Kaneda et al. (2020) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
Konrad et al. (2017) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
Mizuno (2017) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
Mizuno and Uemura (2016) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
Muanjai and Namsawang (2023) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
Murphy et al. (2010) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
Nelson and Kokkonen (2001) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
Oliveira et al. (2018) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
Paradisis et al. (2014) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
Ryan et al. (2014) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
Wiemann and Hahn (1997) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
PEDro, Physiotherapy evidence database; 1, one point scored; 0, no points scored
* Criterion of random allocation was not counted in the total score.