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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (February 2024)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 5 February 2024.
DiTA update (4 December 2023)
DiTA contains 2,444 records. In the 4 December 2023 update you will find: 2,172 reports of primary studies, and 272 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …
Systematic review found that progressive resistance exercise training increased muscle strength in people with cerebral palsy and was maintained for at least 11 weeks, when compared to no intervention
This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of progressive resistance exercise compared to either no intervention or an alternative intervention on strength, activity, and participation outcomes in people with cerebral palsy. Randomised controlled trials, …
Did you know all randomised controlled trials indexed on PEDro are rated by at least two PEDro raters?
We acknowledge and thank all 2023 volunteer PEDro raters for their valuable contribution!
Infographic: Systematic review found that physical activity may improve cognitive functioning in people who had childhood cancer
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Bernal et al 2023. The review concluded that physical activity may improve cognitive functioning in people who had childhood cancer. Some findings are included in this infographic. …
Funding is vital to sustain PEDro
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. We thank Chartered Society of Physiotherapy who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
PEDro update (4 December 2023)
PEDro contains 60,363 records. In the 4 December 2023 update you will find: 46,229 Reports of randomised controlled trials (45,034 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 13,360 reports …
