The Physiotherapy Evidence Database, abbreviated PEDro, is a
bibliographic database
A bibliographic database is a database of bibliographic records. This is an organised online collection of references to published written works like academic journal, journal and newspaper articles, conference proceedings, reports, government an ...
containing
randomized trial
In science, randomized experiments are the experiments that allow the greatest reliability and validity of statistical estimates of treatment effects. Randomization-based inference is especially important in experimental design and in survey sampl ...
s,
clinical practice guideline
A medical guideline (also called a clinical guideline, standard treatment guideline, or clinical practice guideline) is a document with the aim of guiding decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment in specific areas of ...
s and
systematic review
A systematic review is a scholarly synthesis of the evidence on a clearly presented topic using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic. A systematic review extracts and interprets data from published studies on ...
s in the field of
physical therapy
Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...
. It was established in October 1999 and is maintained by the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health a
The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District.
As of August 2024, there were more than 61,000 entries indexed on PEDro.
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Scale
The website also uses a scale, known as the PEDro scale, to assess the quality of randomized trials included in the database.
[ Trials with higher PEDro scores are displayed first in PEDro search results.][ A 2010 study found preliminary evidence that this scale, as well as eight of its ten individual items, had validity.]
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.pedro.org.au/
Physical therapy
Medical databases
Internet properties established in 1999
Australian health websites
1999 establishments in Australia