Background and Purpose The methodological quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
is commonly evaluated in order to assess the risk of biased estimates of treatment effects …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Assessment of the quality of randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) is common practice in systematic reviews. However, the reliability of data obtained …

Objective There is debate on how the methodological quality of clinical trials should be
assessed. We compared trials of physical therapy (PT) judged to be of adequate quality …

Background There is an agreement that the methodological quality of randomized trials
should be assessed in systematic reviews, but there is a debate on how this should be done …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses often include an
evaluation of the methodological quality of the individual studies that have been included …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the change with time of the reported methodological quality of
randomized controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the convergent and construct validity of the Physiotherapy
Evidence Database (PEDro) scale used to rate the methodological quality of randomized …

Background Assessing methodological quality of primary studies is an essential component
of systematic reviews. Following a systematic review which used a domain based system …

Background The Cochrane risk of bias (CROB) tool and Physiotherapy Evidence Database
(PEDro) scale are used to evaluate risk of bias of randomized controlled trials. We assessed …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the quality and methods of systematic reviews of physiotherapy
interventions, compare Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews, and establish the interrater …