Table 3 Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale scores for each study
From: Pre-cooling for endurance exercise performance in the heat: a systematic review
| Â | Authors, year and reference | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor | Arngrïmsson et al., 2004 [24] | Booth et al., 1997 [42] | Cotter et al., 2001 [25] | Duffield et al., 2010 [41] | Gonzalez-Alonso et al., 1999 [40] | Hasegawa et al., 2006 [43] | Ihsan et al., 2010 [16] | Kay et al., 1999 [28] | Quod et al., 2008 [27] | Ross et al., 2011 [17] | Siegel et al., 2010 [18] | Siegel et al., 2012 [19] | Ückert and Joch, 2007 [26] |
Eligibility criteria were specified (not scored) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subjects were randomly allocated to groups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Allocation was concealed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Groups were similar at baseline | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Blinding of subjects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blinding of intervention administrators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blinding of assessors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outcome measure obtained from ≥ 85% subjects | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
All subjects received intervention/intention to treat analysis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Between group statistical comparisons reported | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Between-group variability reported | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PEDro score (out of 10) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Sample size calculation performed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |