PEDro or Cochrane to Assess the Quality of Clinical Trials? A Meta-Epidemiological Study

2015166 citationsReviewgold Open Access

Authors

Susan Armijo‐Olivo · University of Alberta

Bruno R. da Costa · University of Bern

Greta G. Cummings · University of Alberta

Christine Ha · University of Alberta

Jorge Fuentes · University of Alberta

Humam Saltaji · University of Alberta

Matthias Egger ·

Abstract

The PeDro and Cochrane approaches lead to different sets of trials of adequate quality, and different combined treatment estimates from meta-analyses of these trials. A consistent approach to assessing RoB in trials of physical therapy should be adopted.

Topics & Keywords

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Clinical practice guidelines implementation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 10, Issue 7, pp. e0132634-e0132634

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132634

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