Effect of physical activity and exercise on endometriosis-associated symptoms: a systematic review

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Table 1 Quality assessment of controlled intervention studies

References	Clearly stated study design	Randomization adequate	Treatment allocation concealed	Participant and providers blinded	Assessor blinded	Baseline characteristics similar	Dropout rate ≤ 20%	Differential dropout rate ≤ 15%
Goncalves et al. [28]	Yes	Yes	Yes	NA	NA	No	No	No
Carpenter et al. [27]	Yes	Yes	NR	NA	NR	Yes	Yes	Yes

References	High adherence to treatment	Other interventions	Outcomes valid and reliable	Sample size provided 80% power	Predefined outcome measures	Intention to treat	Confounding variables measured and adjusted	Quality rating (poor/fair/good)
Goncalves et al. [28]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Poor
Carpenter et al. [27]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Fair

NA not applicable, NR not reported. The item “confounding variables measured and adjusted” was added to the original assessment form

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