Table 2 Quality check-list of articles reviewed
From: The effect of spinal manipulative therapy on spinal range of motion: a systematic literature review
Author and references | Random allocation | Study subjects naïve*/disinterested | Was there a credible sham treatment? | Was SMT well described? | Was SMT performed by experienced person? | Was the ROM assessor blinded? | Were pre/post treatment ROM-test performed by the same person? | Was ROM assessed by a valid method or own inter/intra validation? | Were losses reported? | Were results reported and estimates shown in tables/graphs? | Were results tested for statistical significance? | Physical conditions controlled for all treatment groups | If study samples contained people older than 45, was the age distribution shown in treatment groups to be similar? | Total score | Score /100 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oliveira Campello[35] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | N/A | - | 11 /12 | 92 |
Kanlayanaphotporn[43] | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | No, but compared base line variable for both | - | 10 /12 | 83 |
Konstantinou[46] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Upper level age is known, but N/A because cross-over | - | 10 /12 | 83 |
Whittingham[40] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Age range are known, but N/A because cross-over | - | 10 /12 | 83 |
Stamospapastomous[47] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | N/A | - | 10 /12 | 83 |
Krauss[42] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | No (19 – 50) | 0 | 10 /13 | 77 |
Martinez Segura[37] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | No (20 – 55) | 0 | 10 /13 | 77 |
Goodsell[45] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Yes | 1 | 9 /13 | 69 |
Mc Clatchie[38] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | No (>16) | 0 | 9 /13 | 69 |
Mansilla-Ferragut[34] | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | No (21–50) | 0 | 9 /13 | 69 |
Cassidy[36] | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Age not known | 0 | 9 /13 | 69 |
Tuttle[41] | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | Age range known, but N/A because cross-over | - | 8 /12 | 67 |
Kanlayanaphotporn[44] | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | No, but compared base line variable for both | - | 8 /12 | 67 |
Passmore[39] | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | N/A | - | 6 /12 | 50 |
Pollard[48] | Yes | 1 | No | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | 1 | Yes | 1 | ? | 0 | N/A | - | 4 /12 | 33 |