Table 3 Study characteristics
From: Osteopathic empirical research: a bibliometric analysis from 1966 to 2018
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Study design | |
 Randomized control trial | 145 (37.3) |
 Case report | 142 (36.5) |
 Before-after | 44 (11.3) |
 Cohort | 27 (6.9) |
 Case series | 20 (5.1) |
 Case-control | 11 (2.8) |
Primary outcome | |
 Function | 151 (38.8) |
 Pain | 150 (38.6) |
 Mobility | 49 (12.6) |
 Psychosocial | 26 (6.6) |
 Infectious | 6 (1.5) |
 Cognitive | 4 (1.0) |
 Physiological | 3 (0.8) |
Population | |
 Infants | 24 (6.2) |
 1–6 years | 17 (4.4) |
 7–18 years | 24 (6.2) |
 Adults | 306 (78.7) |
 65 years + | 59 (15.2) |
 Pregnant women | 10 (2.6) |