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Table 2 Patient-related equality assumption score

From: Differences between experimental and placebo arms in manual therapy trials: a methodological review

 

Acu

(n = 77)

Mas

(n = 8)

Rei

(n = 2)

Ref

(n = 20)

TT

(n = 3)

Mob

(n = 109)

Man

(n = 92)

Mix

(n = 4)

Total

(n = 315)

0/6

54

(70.1%)

5

(62.5%)

0

(0%)

10

(50.0%)

0

(0%)

65

(56.6%)

58

(63.0%)

3

(75.0%)

195 (61.9%)

1/6

19 (24.7%)

2

(25.0%)

1

(50.0%)

7 (35.0%)

3

(100.0%)

34

(31.2%)

17

(18.5%)

0

(0%)

83 (26.4%)

2/6

1

(1.3%)

1

(12.5%)

1

(50.0%)

2

(10.0%)

0

(0%)

7

(6.4%)

11

(12.0%)

0

(0%)

23

(7.3%)

3/6

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

1

(5.0%)

0

(0%)

2

(1.8%)

6

(6.5%)

0

(0%)

9

(2.9%)

4/6

1

(1.3%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

1

(0.9%)

0

(0%)

1 (25.0%)

3

(0.9%)

5/6

2

(2.6%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

2

(0.6%)

  1. Numbers in table are referred to the actual number of studies reporting the respective item
  2. N Number, Acu Acupressure, Mas Massage, Rei Reiki, TT Therapeutic Touch, Mob Mobilisation, Man Manipulation, Mix Mixed-Method
  3. No studies scored 6/6