Traditional Chinese Mind and Body Exercises for Neck Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

PEDro scale scores and levels of evidence.

Study criteria	Lansinger et al. (2007)	von Trott et al. (2009）	Rendant et al. (2011)	Lansinger et al. (2013)	Hu et al. (2014)	Lauche et al. (2016)
Random allocation	1	1	1	1	1	1
Concealed allocation	1	1	1	1	1	1
Baseline comparability	1	1	1	1	1	1
Blinded participants	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blinded therapists	1	0	0	0	0	0
Blinded assessors	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adequate follow-up	0	0	1	0	0	1
Intention-to-treat analysis	1	0	1	1	0	1
Between-group comparisons	1	1	1	1	1	1
Point estimates and variability	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total PEDro score	7	5	7	6	5	7
Sample size ≥50	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Level of evidence	1	1	1	1	1	1