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Table 3 Quality assessment of included trials (n = 6)

From: Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation in combination with robotic therapy in upper limb impairments in people with stroke: a systematic review

Trials

Randomly allocation

Concealed allocation

Group similarity at baseline

Participant blinding

Therapist blinding

Assessor blinding

 < 15% dropouts

Intention to treat analysis

Between-group differences reported

Point estimates and variability reported

Total score

Quality

Dehem et al. [39]

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Good

Edwards et al.  [40] 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

10

Excellent

Mazzoleni et al. [3]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Good

Mazzoleni et al. [41]

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Good

Straudi et al.  [36] 

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Good

Triccas et al. [4]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

9

Excellent