Research in rehabilitation has grown from a rare phenomenon to a mature science and
clinical trials are now common. The purpose of this study is to estimate the extent to which …

Objective To identify, synthesize, and categorize the methodological issues faced by the
rehabilitation field. Data Sources A scoping review was conducted using studies identified in …

Clear reporting on rehabilitation treatments is critical for interpreting and replicating study
results and for translating treatment research into clinical practice. This article reports the …

Objectives Rehabilitation interventions are usually complex and include different aspects
that make difficult to accomplish with classical measures of methodological quality in clinical …

A thorough knowledge of biases in intervention studies and how they influence study results
is essential for the practice of evidence-based medicine. The objective of this review was to …

Are RCTs an appropriate gold standard?... I am researching the methodological issues
raised when conducting a RCT, and to some extent the impact of EBM (Evidence Based …

No standardized guideline for the reporting of outcomes measures in randomized controlled
trials of rehabilitation interventions is currently available. This study includes four phases to …

Observers commonly note the poor reporting of research, including rehabilitation research.
The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist (supplemented by …

BACKGROUND: Research is undertaken to answer important questions yet often the
question is poorly expressed and lacks information on the population, the exposure or …

Several guidelines have been published with the goal of increasing the usefulness of
reports of clinical research. Although such guidelines may clarify key features of study …