Was the method of randomisation adequate? | Was the treatment allocation concealed? | Was the patient blinded to the intervention? | Was the caregiver blinded to the intervention? | Was the outcome assessor blinded to the intervention? | Was the drop-out rate described and acceptable? | Were all randomised participants analysed in the group to which they were allocated? | Free of selective reporting? | Similarity of baseline characteristics? | Cointerventions avoided or similar? | Compliance acceptable? | Timing of outcome assessments similar? | Total | |
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Croisier et al23 | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | 6 |
de Vos et al35 | _ | _ | _ | _ | ✓ | ✓ | _ | ✓ | ✓ | _ | ? | ✓ | 5 |
de Jonge et al31 | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | 9 |
de Vos et al36 | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 5 |
de Vos et al27 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 |
de Vos et al26 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 |
Gardin et al29 | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ? | ? | – | 3 |
Konsgaard et al32 | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 |
Konsgaard et al37 | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 5 |
Kulig et al38 | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ? | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |
Norregaard et al24 | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8 |
Ohberg and Alfredson15 | – | – | – | – | ? | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ? | – | 3 |
Ohberg et al39 | – | – | – | – | _ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ? | ? | – | 2 |
Osteras et al40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | – | ✓ | N/A | ✓ | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 |
Petersen et al33 | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | 8 |
Richards et al41 | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ? | ? | ✓ | 3 |
Rompe et al34 | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 |
Shalabi et al28 | – | – | – | – | ? | ? | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 |
Torstensen et al42 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | – | ✓ | N/A | ✓ | N/A | ? | ✓ | ✓ | 4 |
van der Plas et al30 | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | 9 |
✓, yes; –, no; ?, unclear; N/A, not applicable.