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Table 3 PEDro score for methodological quality assessment

From: Does transcranial direct current stimulation improve functional locomotion in people with Parkinson’s disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Items

Alizad [42]

Benninger [43]

Capacci [44]

Costa-Ribeiro [45]

Costa-Ribeiro [46]

Criminger [47]

da Silva [48]

Dagan [49]

Fernandez-Lago [50]

 1. Specific eligibility criteria

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

 2. Subjects random allocation

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 3. Allocation concealment

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

 4. Similar groups at baseline

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 5. Blinding of all subjects

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

 6. Blinding of all therapists

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

 7. Blinding of all assessors (at least one key outcome)

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

 8. Data measurement from more than 85% of the subjects initially allocated to groups (at least one key outcome)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 9. All subjects received the treatment or control condition as allocated (at least one key outcome)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 10. Between-group comparisons (at least one key outcome)

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

 11. Point measures and measures of variability (at least one key outcome)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Total

4

10

5

9

9

7

9

8

6

Items

Kaski [51]

Lattari [52]

Mak [53]

Manenti [54]

Schabrun [55]

Swank [56]

Valentino [57]

Verheyden [58]

Yotnuengnit [59]

 1. Specific eligibility criteria

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

 2. Subjects random allocation

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

 3. Allocation concealment

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

 4. Similar groups at baseline

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

 5. Blinding of all subjects

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

 6. Blinding of all therapists

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 7. Blinding of all assessors (at least one key outcome)

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

 8. Data measurement from more than 85% of the subjects initially allocated to groups (at least one key outcome)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 9. All subjects received the treatment or control condition as allocated (at least one key outcome)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 10. Between-group comparisons (at least one key outcome)

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

 11. Point measures and measures of variability (at least one key outcome)

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Total

9

10

5

8

9

6

8

7

9