A recently published meta-epidemiological study has evaluated if allocation concealment and intention-to-treat analysis influence the size of treatment effects of randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy interventions for people with low back pain. Five databases (PubMed, …
A plain-language summary is a short and clearly stated version of a study’s results using non-scientific vocabulary. These summaries are useful for both patients and clinicians in the process of shared decision-making. A recent article …
A short article providing an overview of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has recently been published. PEDro is a free, searchable online resource that can be used by physiotherapists to assist their efforts to undertake …
PEDro is currently working on a new database that will index studies and reviews that evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic tests used by physiotherapists. Called DiTA, this new database project is being led by Mark …
When searching a database like PEDro, the results can only be as precise as the search terms used. The more sophisticated and specific the search is, the more relevant the resulting articles will be. For …
Critical appraisal of reports of randomised controlled trials is a core element of evidence-based practice. When considering whether to use an intervention with a patient, clinicians are encouraged to consider the estimate of the size …
Back in April we highlighted a major Lancet series on non-specific low back pain. The series described the burden and global impact of back pain, gave an overview of causes and course, reviewed the evidence …
The Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR; http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/tidier/) checklist is a tool designed to improve the reporting of interventions in randomised controlled trials that has been promoted widely in physiotherapy. Until now, TIDieR items …
This survey of systematic reviews evaluating physiotherapy interventions was conducted to estimate the proportion of reviews that have a registered protocol, compare the methodological quality of registered and unregistered reviews, and calculate the prevalence of …
A recent editorial published in the Journal of Physiotherapy explored issues around the updating systematic reviews. The Cochrane Collaboration’s Panel for Updating Guidance for Systematic Reviews Group defines an update as a new edition of …
