The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in People with Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Quality assessment of the included studies using the PEDro checklist.

Study

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

C10

C11

Total

Angelucci et al. [25]

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

1

Bansi et al. [26]

N

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

7

Bhasin et al. [27]

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

5

Briken et al. [28]

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

5

Castellano and White [29]

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

3

El-Tamawy et al. [30]

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

2

Frazzitta et al. [31]

N

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

8

Gold et al. [32]

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

2

Marusiak et al. [33]

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

3

Schulz et al. [34]

N

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

5

Wens et al. [35]

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

6

C1: eligibility criteria; C2: random allocation; C3: concealment of allocation; C4: group similarity at baseline; C5: blinding of subjects; C6: blinding of therapists; C7: blinding of assessors; C8: one key outcome obtained from 85% of subjects; C9: intention to treat analysis; C10: between group statistical comparisons; C11: point and variability measures for at least 1 key outcome. Criteria 2–11 scored.