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Table 2 Methodological quality of included trials

From: Effects of whole-body vibration on postural control in elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

RCT

Allocation Concealed

Blinding

Incomplete data addressed

Free of selective reporting

Free of other bias

Bautmans et al. 2005 [40]

+

-

+

+

+

+

Beck et al. 2010 [51]

+

.

.

+

+

?

Bogaerts et al. 2007 [42]

+

-

-

-

+

+

Boegarts et al. 2011[41]

+

+

-

+

+

+

Carlucci et al. 2010 [39]

quasi RCT

-

-

+

+

+

Johnson et al. 2010[43]

quasi RCT

-

-

+

+

+

Mikhael et al. 2010 [44]

+

+

+

+

+

+

Verschueren et al. 2004 [18]

+

-

?

+

+

+

Bruyere et al. 2005 [45]

+

-

-

+

+

+

Cheung et al. 2007 [46]

+

+

-

-

+

-

Furness et al. 2009 [47]

+

?

-

+

+

-

Furness et al. 2010 [48]

+

+

-

+

+

?

Gusi et al.2006 [21]

+

-

-

-

+

+

Rees et al. 2007 [49]

+

-

-

-

+

+

Rees et al. 2009 [50]

+

-

-

-

+

+

  1. Abbreviations: +: criterion was fulfilled/-: the criterion was not fulfilled/?: the information was not provided or was unclear