CONCLUSION: The PEDro scale is a valid measure of the methodological quality of clinical trials. PEDro was originally developed for the purpose of accessing bibliographic details and abstracts of randomized-controlled trials (RCT), quasi-randomized studies and systematic reviews in physiotherapy. Omdat de PEDro score alleen voor randomized controlled trials is hebben de reviews en richtlijnen geen score. PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database (https://pedro.org.au) is a free citation and abstract database focused on providing access to systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, and independently scored clinical trials in the field of physiotherapy. BMC medical research methodology, 17(1), 107. 2. ... Clarifying the distinction between case series and cohort studies in systematic reviews of comparative studies: potential impact on body of evidence and workload. Therefore, the PEDro score is generated from an 11-item scale resulting in a final score of 0-10. PEDro only archives evidence-based practice guidelines.

We searched the Cochrane Library to identify trials included in systematic reviews evaluating physical therapy interventions. Systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of randomized trials have a pivotal role informing clinical practice and policy decisions, 1 and there is a broad agreement that the methodological quality of primary studies should be carefully assessed.

Methods. Evidence-based practice guidelines are defined by the makers of PEDro as guidelines in which: 1. a systematic review was performed during the guideline development or the guidelines were based on a systematic review published in the 4 years preceding publication of the guideline, and.

1 INTRODUCTION. For trials that met our inclusion criteria (primary reference in Cochrane review, review used CROB (2008 version), indexed in PEDro), CROB items were extracted from the reviews and PEDro items and total score were downloaded from PEDro. The effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises in subacromical impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2012; 42 :297–316. Hanratty CE, McVeigh JG, Kerr DP, et al .

It is valid to sum PEDro scale item scores to obtain a total score that can be treated as interval level measurement and subjected to parametric statistical analysis.