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Welcome to PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro has been informing physiotherapy practice for over 24 years. It is a free database of over 61,000 trials, reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions. You can SEARCH to answer your questions, BROWSE the latest research in your area of interest, LEARN more about ...
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Resources - English - PEDro
- PEDro Scale
The PEDro scale was last amended on 21 June 1999. This...
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The database was last updated on 1 July 2024 (this includes...
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- Frequently asked questions
Specific criteria are used to define which clinical trials,...
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Simple search. Search term (or terms): The database was last updated on 3 June 2024 (this includes records added or amended since 6 May 2024). The next update is planned for 1 July 2024. The total number of records on the database is 61,346.
The database was last updated on 1 July 2024 (this includes records added or amended since 3 June 2024). The next update is planned for 5 August 2024. The total number of records on the database is 61,607. Contact us; Accessibility statement; Fair use statement
The database was last updated on 3 June 2024 (this includes records added or amended since 6 May 2024). The next update is planned for 1 July 2024. The total number of records on the database is 61,346.
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- Missing Abstract?
- Accessing Full Text
- Selecting Records
Before you start searching for clinical research it is best to spend some time thinking about the question you want to answer. This is because forming and refining your question makes it easier to find research to answer it. This video tutorial explains how to ask clinical questions in PICO (Patient-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome) format.
The PEDro database can be searched from the Simple or Advanced search pages, which are accessed by clicking the links in the left navigation bar. Individual trials, reviews or guidelines are referred to as records. To find particular records, you specify search criteria (characteristics of the trials, reviews or guidelines you want to find) in the ...
By default, PEDro will search for an exact word match. For example Bo finds all the records containing Bo K or Williams BO, but not records containing Boers M. Often it is useful to search for a number of variations of a word. For example you may be interested in articles which contain either the word enthesopathy or the word enthesopathies. You ca...
To search using allthe search terms in the fields on the Advanced search page, use the AND operator (by clicking the button next to Match all search terms (AND) at the bottom of the Advanced search page). This causes PEDro to search for only those trials, reviews or guidelines which contain all of the search terms you have specified. The effect is ...
Permission from journal publishers is sought before abstracts of records on PEDro are displayed. When this permission has not yet been granted (which is quite common) abstracts are not displayed. PEDro users may be able to access the abstract (and sometimes the full text of the article) from the link(s) provided in the Abstract section on the Detai...
Links to full text (either free or pay per view) are available in the Abstract section on the Detailed Search Results page. The record may have more than one link depending on whether the record is indexed on Medline and PubMed Central databases, if it has a DOI (digital object identifier) number, or if the publisher has a web-site. The links are l...
Records can be selected from the Search Results or Detailed Search Results pages. These records can later be viewed on the Selected Search Results page by clicking on the Display Selected Records button on either the Search Results or Detailed Search Results page. The Display Selected Records function makes saving or printing the bibliographic deta...
PEDro is a free, internet-based database of research evidence for physiotherapy interventions. The database indexes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy. A unique feature of PEDro is that all randomised controlled trials are assessed for quality, to quickly guide users to trials that are valid and likely to contain ...
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Full Details. PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 37,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. A database of systematic reviews and clinical evidence relevant to physiotherapy. Abstracts and some links to full-text versions of the document are available.
