Note : +, Met criteria; −, criteria not met; 1: eligibility criteria and source of participants; 2: random allocation; 3: concealed allocation; 4: baseline comparability; 5: blinded participants; 6: blinded therapists; 7: blind assessors; 8: adequate follow-up; 9: intention-to-treat analysis; 10: between-group comparisons; 11: point estimates and variability.

*Item 1 does not contribute to the total score.

PEDro, Physiotherapy Evidence Database; RCT, randomised controlled trial.