| Author, Year | Randomization adequate? | Allocation concealment adequate? | Groups similar at baseline? | Eligibility criteria specified? | Outcome assessors masked? | Care provider masked? | Patient masked? | Attrition and withdrawals reported? | Attrition acceptable and comparable? | Analyze people in the groups in which they were randomized | Primary outcome specified and reported? | Other issues? | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajimsha, 2014 | Unclear | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Fair |
| Borges, 2014 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | No | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Fair |
| Cherkin, 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes - for the two massage groups only | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Good |
| Kong, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Good |
| Romanowski, 2012 | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Poor |
| Sritooma, 2014 | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | No | No | No - not described | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Fair |
| Zhang, 2015 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Fair |
| Zheng, 2012 | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | Fair |
Please see Appendix C. Included Studies for full study references.
From: Appendix F, Quality Assessment
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