Table 5 Methodological Quality of Clinical Studies based on PEDro Scale
From: Brain–computer interface robotics for hand rehabilitation after stroke: a systematic review
Criteria | Ang et al | Barsotti et al | Bundy et al | Carino-Escobar et al | Chowdhury-b | Chowdhury-c | Frolov et al | Norman et al | Ono et al | Tsuchimoto et al | Wang et al | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eligibility criteriaa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Random allocation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Concealed allocation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Baseline comparability | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Blind subjects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Blind therapists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | Blind assessors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Adequate follow-up | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
9 | Intention-to-treat analysis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Between-group comparisons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
11 | Point estimates and variability | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |