11 June 2022: Clinical Research
Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized 3-Month Follow-Up Study
Katarzyna Rajfur 1ABDEF , Joanna Rajfur 1ABDEF , Tomasz Matusz 1ABF , Karolina Walewicz 1ABD , Robert Dymarek 2ABDEFG* , Kuba Ptaszkowski 2ABCD , Jakub Taradaj 3ACDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.936614
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936614
Table 1 A randomized clinical trial addressing the treatment of LBP using ESWT.
| Researchers | PEDro score | Study limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Taheri et al 2021 []6 | 4/10 | No random allocationNo baseline comparabilityNo blinded subjectsNo blinded therapistsNo blinded assessorsNo adequate follow-up |
| Walewicz et al 2019 []7 | 7/10 | No concealed allocationNo blinded therapistsNo blinded assessors |
| Moon et al 2017 []8 | 7/10 | No blinded therapistsNo adequate follow-upNo intention-to-treat analysis |
| Schneider 2018 []9 | 6/10 | No concealed allocationNo blinded subjectsNo blinded therapistsNo blinded assessors |
| Notarnicola et al 2018 []10 | 3/10 | No concealed allocationNo baseline comparabilityNo blinded subjectsNo blinded therapistsNo adequate follow-upNo intention-to-treat analysisNo point estimates and variability |
| Han et al 2015 []11 | 3/10 | No sham therapyNo placeboNo blinded subjectsNo blind therapistsNo blinded assessorsNo adequate follow-upNo intention-to-treat analysis |
| PEDro – Physiotherapy Evidence Database. | ||