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Table 2b Four main quality criteria of articles from literature review on effect of SMT on pain – maximum score 8 points

From: The effect of spinal manipulative therapy on experimentally induced pain: a systematic literature review

Article

Is the assessment blinded?

Is the randomization procedure mentioned?

Study subjects:

Were losses and exclusions reported?

Total points

 

Yes = 2 pts

Points

Yes = 2 pts

Points

Naive to tx and blind

Points

Yes = 2 pts

Points

Max = 8 Min = 0

[31]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Blind

1

Yes

2

7

[28]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Naive and blind

2

No

0

6

[44]

No

0

Yes

2

Naive and blind

2

Yes

2

6

[43]

No

0

Yes

2

Naive and blind

2

Yes

2

6

[40]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Naive and blind

2

No

0

6

[21]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Naive and blind

2

No

0

6

[39]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Blind

1

Yes

2

6

[42]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Blind

1

No

0

5

[29]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Naive

1

No

0

5

[38]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Blind

1

No

0

5

[20]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Blind

1

No

0

5

[34]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Naive

1

No

0

5

[35]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Naive

1

No

0

5

[37]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Nothing

0

No

0

4

[18]

No

0

Yes

2

Nothing

0

Yes

2

4

[32]

Yes

2

No

0

Naive and blind

2

No

0

4

[33]

Yes

2

No

0

Naive and blind

2

No

0

4

[41]

Yes

2

Yes

2

Nothing

0

No

0

4

[30]

Yes

2

No

0

Blind to sham laser

1

No

0

3

[19]

Yes

2

No

0

Blind

1

No

0

3

[36]

No

0

Yes

2

Nothing

0

No

0

2

[23]

No

0

No

0

Nothing

0

No

0

0

  1. Articles scoring ≤ 4/8 pts.