Appraise the evidence
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The PEDro scale is a valid measure of the methodological quality of clinical trials. DeMorton (2009) suggests 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[1].
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The Pedro Tutorial is designed to help readers of clinical trials differentiate those trials which are likely to be valid from those that might not be. It also looks briefly at how therapists might use the findings of properly performed studies to make clinical decisions.
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- ↑ de Morton NA (2009). The PEDro scale is a valid measure of the methodological quality of clinical trials: a demographic study, Australian Journal Physiotherapy, 55(2), 129-133
