Accepted Manuscript Evolution of the methodological quality of controlled clinical trials for myofascial trigger point treatments for the period 1978–2015: A systematic review Rahel Stoop, Ron Clijsen, Diego Leoni, Emiliano Soldini, Greta Castellini, Valentina Redaelli, Marco Barbero PII: S2468-7812(17)30072-3 DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.04.009 Reference: MSKSP 79 To appear in: Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Received Date: 20 January 2017 Revised Date: 28 March 2017 Accepted Date: 17 April 2017 Please cite this article as: Stoop, R., Clijsen, R., Leoni, D., Soldini, E., Castellini, G., Redaelli, V., Barbero, M., Evolution of the methodological quality of controlled clinical trials for myofascial trigger point treatments for the period 1978–2015: A systematic review, Musculoskeletal Science and Practice (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.04.009. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.