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Table 3. Assessment on the self-designed massage-specific checklist

From: Assessment of the reporting quality of randomised controlled trials of massage

Item

Specifics

Yes, n (%)

Massage rationale

Q1. Whether the type of massage was reported?

1504 (61.5)

 

Q2. Whether the rationale for selected massage was provided?

975 (39.8)

 

Q3. Whether any information about individualized massage treatment was reported?

82 (3.4)

Details of massage

Q4. Whether the patient posture and/or environment during treatment was mentioned?

1697 (69.4)

 

Q5. Whether the media (e.g., dosage and manufacturers) used for massage was reported?

351 (14.3)

 

Q6. Whether the massage points and/or locations were provided?

2311 (94.4)

 

Q7. Whether the duration, frequency and/or force of massage in per point and/or location was reported?

2088 (85.3)

 

Q8. Whether the details of procedure and technique of massage was described?

1877 (76.7)

 

Q9. Whether any responses sought of patients during/after massage was reported?

690 (28.2)

 

Q10. Whether any measures or management for possible adverse events was pre-mentioned?

45 (1.8)

Treatment regimen

Q11. Whether the number, frequency, duration and/or force of provided massage sessions was reported?

2297 (93.9)

Other components of treatment

Q12. For complex interventions, whether the details of other interventions administered to the massage group were reported?

2159 (88.2)

 

Q13. Whether any instruction and/or information of selected massage was presented to treatment providers and the participants?

83 (3.4)

Treatment provider background

Q14. Whether any description of treatment providers’ background (e.g., qualification and/or experiences in massage) was reported?

149 (6.1)

Control or comparator interventions

Q15. Whether the rationale for the choice of the control(s) was provided?

73 (3.0)

 

Q16. Whether the details of control or comparator were described?

1214 (49.6)