Table 3 Quality assessment of included studies as per PEDro scale
Parameters | Study | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derosa [36] | Derosa [37] | Pierro [38] | Derosa [39] | Guarino [40] | Derosa [41] | Guarino [42] | |
Eligibility criteria specified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Random allocation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Concealed allocation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Groups similar at baseline | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Subject blinding | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Therapist blinding | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Assessor blinding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Less than 15% dropouts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Intention-to-treat analysis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Between-group statistical comparison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Point measures and variability | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Overall score | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |