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Systematic review found that exercise training alone or with activity counselling improves physical activity levels in COPD
In this recent review, the authors included 37 randomised controlled trials (n= 4,314 participants) that evaluated the efficacy of interventions to improve physical activity levels in people diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Primary outcome was physical activity levels and secondary outcomes included exercise capacity, quality of life, dyspnea and lung function. The quality…
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PEDro update (6 February 2017)
PEDro contains 35,601 records. In the 6 February 2017 update you will find: 28,216 reports of randomised controlled trials (27,521 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 6,773 reports of systematic reviews, and 612 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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Japanese physiotherapists perform nearly 30,000 PEDro searches/year
A paper evaluating PEDro usage from Japan in 2010-2013 has just been published. On average, 29,638 searches/year were performed by Japanese physiotherapists. Japan ranked 10th among the 26 countries in the Asia Western Pacific region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. Within Japan, the highest population-normalised usage was in the Nagano, Kumamoto and Aomori…
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The quality of guidelines for chronic respiratory diseases could be improved
A paper evaluating 33 evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for chronic respiratory diseases relevant to physiotherapy with the AGREE II instrument has recently been published. The domains with the highest scores were scope and purpose (79%) and clarity of presentation (79%). The domain with the lowest score was applicability (37%). Mean overall quality was 5 out…
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Cochrane systematic review found that repetitive task training improves upper and lower limb function in adults after stroke
In this Cochrane review, the authors included 33 randomised controlled trials, involving 1,853 adults who have suffered a stroke. Trials of repetitive task training were considered eligible if the RRT intervention comprised an active motor sequence performed repetitively within a single training session, and where the practice was aimed towards a clear functional goal (eg,…
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PEDro update (9 January 2017)
PEDro contains 35,407 records. In the 9 January 2017 update you will find: 28,063 reports of randomised controlled trials (27,414 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 6,740 reports of systematic reviews, and 604 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines pedro.org.au
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Systematic review found that injury prevention programs that include Nordic hamstring exercises decrease the risk of hamstring injuries among soccer players
In this new systematic review, the authors included 5 studies (4 cluster randomised controlled trials and 1 cohort study) that investigated injury prevention programs that included the Nordic Hamstring exercise on the hamstring injury rate in soccer players. Pooled data of 4,455 individuals included in the 5 studies were analysed. A total of 315,992 exposure…
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Online training for PEDro scale now available
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new and enhanced version of the PEDro scale training program. In this online training we provide a definition and detailed description, relevant references and answer frequently asked questions (in both text and video formats) plus examples and practice articles for each item of the PEDro scale.…
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PEDro update (5 December 2016)
PEDro contains 35,229 records. In the 5 December 2016 update you will find: 27,940 reports of randomised controlled trials (27,253 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 6,687 reports of systematic reviews, and 602 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines pedro.org.au
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Update of a systematic review found that exercise can prevent falls in older people
In this updated review, the authors included 88 trials (n=19,478 participants) which tested the effect of exercise to prevent falls in older people. Exercise reduced the rate of falls in community dwelling older people by 21% (pooled rate ratio 0.79, 95% CI 0.73 to 0.85, p<0.001, 69 comparisons). Greater effects were observed with balance training…
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PEDro update (7 November 2016)
PEDro contains 34,984 records. In the 7 November 2016 update you will find: 27,780 reports of randomised controlled trials (27,063 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 6,609 reports of systematic reviews, and 595 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
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Funding is related to quality and conduct of musculoskeletal physiotherapy trials
A paper evaluating 210 articles reporting the results of musculoskeletal physiotherapy trials has just been published. Trials that received grant funding were more likely to have multiple departments in the research team, a larger sample size, a higher total PEDro score and be published in journals with higher impact factors compared to trials that received…
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Systematic review found that exercise improves clinical outcomes in people with obstructive sleep apnea
Eight articles were included in this systematic review (n=180 participants). Six studies were randomised controlled trials and 2 studies were single group intervention studies. Participants’ ages ranged from 32 to 54 years. The studies included both supervised and unsupervised exercise programs in people with obstructive sleep apnea. Treatment programs included a variety of exercise, including…
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PEDro update (4 October 2016)
PEDro contains 34,684 records. In the 4 October 2016 update you will find: 27,557 reports of randomised controlled trials (26,866 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 6,533 reports of systematic reviews, and 594 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
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Systematic review found that exercise improves quality of life in people with cancer
In this review, the authors included 16 randomised controlled trials examining the effects of exercise during or after chemotherapy and radiotherapy or after surgery compared with placebo, other treatment or standard care. Only studies that used exercise to improve or maintain physical fitness and measured health-related quality of life were included. The review included patients…
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PEDro update (5 Sep 2016)
PEDro contains 34,444 records. In the 5 September 2016 update you will find: 27,389 reports of randomised controlled trials (26,705 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 6,460 reports of systematic reviews, and 595 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
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PEDro v #Olympics 2of2
PEDro informs global #PhysicalTherapy #Physio
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PEDro v #Olympics 1of2
PEDro informs global #PhysicalTherapy #Physio
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PEDro update (1 August 2016)
PEDro contains 34,136 records. In the 1 August 2016 update you will find: 27,177 reports of randomised controlled trials (26,492 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 6,375 reports of systematic reviews, and 584 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines pedro.org.au
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Changes to PEDro search interface
A paper analysing 893,971 PEDro search commands has just been published. This revealed some common errors made by PEDro users which will make searching less effective: using Boolean operators (and, or, not) in text fields (these are not used in PEDro searches) using brackets to combine terms in text fields (these are not used in…
