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PEDro training program
PEDro offers an online, self-paced training program for using the PEDro scale to rate randomised controlled trials. Access training at: https://training.pedro.org.au/
Did you know all randomised controlled trials indexed on PEDro are rated by at least two PEDro raters?
We acknowledge and thank all 2022 volunteer PEDro raters for their valuable contribution.
Infographic for systematic review found that physical activity interventions of 6 months or more probably improve exercise capacity in people with cystic fibrosis compared to no training
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Radtke et al 2022. The review concluded that physical activity interventions of 6 months or more probably improves exercise capacity in people…
#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy: Intention to treat analysis
The ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy – lack of time, language, lack of access, and lack of statistical…
The PEDro partnership has expanded to collaborate with international centres that contribute to the development and operations of PEDro and DiTA databases
We acknowledge and express gratitude for the valuable contribution of PEDro international centres.
PEDro now contains 57,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 57,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
DiTA update (5 December 2022)
DiTA contains 2,395 records. In the 5 December 2022 update you will find: 2,140 reports of primary studies, and 255 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
PEDro update (5 December 2022)
PEDro contains 57,071 records. In the 5 December 2022 update you will find: 43,561 Reports of randomised controlled trials (42,715 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Support for PEDro comes from the American Physical Therapy Association
We thank APTA who have renewed their association partnership with PEDro for another year.
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (December 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 5 December 2022.