Table 3 Publications on the effectiveness of dry needling or acupuncture for scar treatment rated with the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
From: Acupuncture and dry needling for physical therapy of scar: a systematic review
Reference | Eligibility criteria specified | Subjects randomly allocated to groups | Allocation concealed | Groups similar at baseline | Blinding of all subjects | Blinding of all therapists | Blinding assessors | > 85% follow up | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group statistical comparison | Point and variability measures | ST* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kotani et al., 2001 [28] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Song et al., 2011 [29] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |