11-item scale rating the methodological quality of trials in physiotherapy/exercise research.
The PEDro scale scores randomised and controlled trials on criteria such as randomisation, blinding, and allocation concealment to indicate internal validity. A 'PEDro-rated' study has been formally appraised this way, though a high score reflects methodological rigour rather than clinical importance of the result.
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