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Table 2 Assessment of quality using PEDro item criterion

From: Interventions to improve gross motor performance in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a meta-analysis

Internal Validity

 

 Random allocation.

 

 Concealed allocation.

 

 Similarity of baseline on key measures.

 

 Subject blinding.

 

 Therapist blinding.

 

 Assessor blinding.

 

  > 85% follow-up of at least one outcome.

 

 Intention- to- treat analysis.

 

Interpretability

 

 Between-group statistical comparison for at least 1 key outcome.

 

 Point estimates and measures of variability provided by at least 1 key outcome.

 
  1. Each of criterions was explicitly judged using: 1 = present or 0 = absent. A quality score (maximum score = 10) was allocated to each individual study. Eligibility criteria and source of participants were also assessed as part of the PEDro scale criterion but were not included in the quality score as per the PEDro scoring system
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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